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"Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey"

Poster
ca. 1942 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

circus poster with head of a clown. Lettering in yellow, orange, red and green.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title"Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey"
Materials and techniques
colour lithograph
Brief description
"Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey" Circus poster by E. McKnight Kauffer advertising the Norman Bel Geddes designed 'Holidays' show. USA.
Physical description
circus poster with head of a clown. Lettering in yellow, orange, red and green.
Dimensions
  • Height: 44cm
  • Width: 60.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • RINGLING BROS AND BARNUM & BAILEY/ Present/ A radiant New spectacle of color beauty fun and laughter/ "HOLIDAYS"/ Festive Gayety [sic] from New Year to Christmas/ IN GLORIOUS PROCESSIONAL PAGEANTRY/ Produced by John Ringling North/ Designed by Norman Bel Geddes/ Staged by John Murray Anderson
  • BUY DEFENSE BONDS * (lower right)
  • E. McKnight Kauffer (barely visible, lower left)
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Other number
LS.2451 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.1911-2004

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Record createdJanuary 26, 2005
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