clown with chimpanzee on a tightrope
Photograph
ca. 1943 (photographed)
ca. 1943 (photographed)
| Artist/Maker |
Image shows a man in clown makeup, white gloves and hat, and a yellow costume with cowboy motifs guiding a young chimpanzee across a tightrope. The chimpanzee is walking upright across the tightrope, wearing a gold and red outfit with a hat and is holding a small novelty parasol.
Object details
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| Title | clown with chimpanzee on a tightrope (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Kodachrome colour transparency. |
| Brief description | Photograph by John Hinde, Kodachrome transparency, view of a clown clown with a chimpanzee on a tightrope, from the series on British circus life, ca. 1943. |
| Physical description | Image shows a man in clown makeup, white gloves and hat, and a yellow costume with cowboy motifs guiding a young chimpanzee across a tightrope. The chimpanzee is walking upright across the tightrope, wearing a gold and red outfit with a hat and is holding a small novelty parasol. |
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| Credit line | The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund. |
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| Accession number | RPS.1200-2019 |
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| Record created | November 22, 2019 |
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