Poster
ca. 1920 (made)
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Pictorial and typographic. The image shows the circus ring with a comically chaotic Scene showing clowns fleeing from eleven kangaroos who are leaping hurdles. One kangaroo has a joey in its pouch. One of the clowns is wearing a costume decorated with stars and stripes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Poster advertising the New Circus, Birmingham, featuring performing kangaroos, c.1920 |
| Physical description | Pictorial and typographic. The image shows the circus ring with a comically chaotic Scene showing clowns fleeing from eleven kangaroos who are leaping hurdles. One kangaroo has a joey in its pouch. One of the clowns is wearing a costume decorated with stars and stripes. |
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| Object history | Associated Production: New Circus. New Circus, Birmingham. ca. 1920. Performance category: circus. |
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| Accession number | S.3402-1995 |
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| Record created | July 30, 2010 |
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