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The Great Carmo's Circus poster

Poster
1929 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pictorial and typographic circus advertisement poster. The central image is of a female skater being spun round by her partner on the ice, suspended by her feet around her partner's neck.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Great Carmo's Circus poster (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph on paper
Brief description
Poster advertising The Great Carmo's Circus and Menagerie, featuring The Jainczik Skating Ballet, Hove 1929
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic circus advertisement poster. The central image is of a female skater being spun round by her partner on the ice, suspended by her feet around her partner's neck.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 74.4cm
  • Poster width: 50.4cm
Object history
For a typographical poster for this visit of Carmo's Circus to Hove see S.727-1984. For an indentical poster to this advertising the circus at Margate, see S.728 1984. Associated Production: Carmo's Circus and Menagerie. Company: Jainczik's Skating Ballet. King's Esplanade, Hove, Sussex. 30.9.1929. Performance category: circus, menagerie.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
S.208-1994

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Record createdJuly 23, 2010
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