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Pictorial and typographic. The poster shows a clown-like figure holding a tray upon which a troupe of people with restricted growth perform bareback horse riding and an acrobatic act: a monkey is riding a bicycle and another figure is playing a stringed instrument. The same troupe is seen in S.122-1994.


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Brief description
Poster advertising the Circus Schumann, featuring Schaefer's Dwarves
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic. The poster shows a clown-like figure holding a tray upon which a troupe of people with restricted growth perform bareback horse riding and an acrobatic act: a monkey is riding a bicycle and another figure is playing a stringed instrument. The same troupe is seen in S.122-1994.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 83.5cm
  • Poster width: 62.8cm
Object history
Schaefer's Dwarves appeared with the Bertram Mills' Circus in the 1926-1927 season which is why the poster is in the Bertram Mills' Collection. For other Schaefer's Dwarves poster see S.122-1994 and S.192-1994. Associated Production: Company: Cirkus Schumann, Schaefer's Dwarves. Performance category: circus.
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Accession number
S.237-1994

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Record createdJuly 23, 2010
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