Poster
1976 (made)
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Pictorial and typographic. The poster shows a hooded tightrope walker with another balancing on his shoulders, walking a rope with skyscraper buildings in the background.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Tour poster advertising Gerry Cottle's Circus, featuring the Cimarro Brothers performing their Walk of Death act, Ealing Common, 1976 |
| Physical description | Pictorial and typographic. The poster shows a hooded tightrope walker with another balancing on his shoulders, walking a rope with skyscraper buildings in the background. |
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| Object history | Associated Production: Gerry Cottle's Circus. Company: Cimarro Brothers (high wire act). Ealing Common, London. 1976. Performance category: circus. Production type: tour. The 'Sensational Cimarro Brothers are billed as 'Direct from the Seattle World's Fair U.S.A'. The poster desicts and American flag motif with the figure of The Statue of Liberty and notes that this was Cottle's '1976 American Celebration Programme'. |
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| Accession number | S.3770-1995 |
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| Record created | July 30, 2010 |
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