Laura Knight sketch of circus aerial performers
Drawing
ca.1930 (drawn)
ca.1930 (drawn)
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Laura Knight (1877-1970) was fascinated by the circus and was a regular visitor to Bertram Mills' circuses at Olympia from its early days in the 1920/1921 season. A founder member of the Circus Fans' Association she painted The Grand Parade Charivari that was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1929, the same year that she travelled with the Mills/Carmo first tenting circus. She sketched and painted numerous works featuring acts from Bertram Mills’ circuses that were featured in a variety of promotional material for his shows from the early 1930s including VIP luncheon invitation cards
Object details
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| Title | Laura Knight sketch of circus aerial performers (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | paper, charcoal pencil |
| Brief description | Pencil sketches, on both sides of one sheet of paper, of circus aerial performers, probably at Bertram Mills' Circus, by Laura Knight. Recto, a female performer on the flying trapeze and a male performer standing on a balancing bar, signed Laura Knight. Verso, unsigned pencil sketch of two trapeze artistes, one on the trapeze and one climbing the rope. |
| Physical description | Pencil sketches, on both sides of one sheet of paper, of circus aerial performers, probably at Bertram Mills' Circus, by Laura Knight. Recto, a female performer on the flying trapeze and a male performer standing on a balancing bar, signed Laura Knight. Verso, unsigned pencil sketch of two trapeze artistes, one on the trapeze and one climbing the rope. |
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| Summary | Laura Knight (1877-1970) was fascinated by the circus and was a regular visitor to Bertram Mills' circuses at Olympia from its early days in the 1920/1921 season. A founder member of the Circus Fans' Association she painted The Grand Parade Charivari that was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1929, the same year that she travelled with the Mills/Carmo first tenting circus. She sketched and painted numerous works featuring acts from Bertram Mills’ circuses that were featured in a variety of promotional material for his shows from the early 1930s including VIP luncheon invitation cards |
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| Accession number | S.1642-1986 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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