Poster
1976 (made)
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Pictorial and typographic. The image shows Khalil Oghaby, the strong man, and an American limousine full of people under which he is 'crushed' in his act.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Tour poster advertising Gerry Cottle's Circus, featuring Khalil Oghaby, the Mighty Strongman from Persia, 1976 |
| Physical description | Pictorial and typographic. The image shows Khalil Oghaby, the strong man, and an American limousine full of people under which he is 'crushed' in his act. |
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| Object history | Associated Production: Gerry Cottle's Circus. Performer: Khalil Oghaby (strong man). The poster notes that it is the first appearance in England of the Mighty Strongman from Persia. 1976. Performance category: circus. Production type: tour. The poster has an American stars and stripes flag logo with a line drawing of the statue of Liberty and calls this the '1976 American Celebration Programme'. See also S.3767-1995, S.212-1994 and S.213-1994 for posters for this season. This is a duplicate of S.3767-1995 and S.212-1994. It has a blank space for overprinting the name and date of the venue. |
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| Accession number | S.214-1994 |
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| Record created | July 23, 2010 |
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