Poster advertising The Pickle Family Circus at The Round House
Poster
1981 (printed)
1981 (printed)
| Place of origin |
The Pickle Family Circus was founded in San Francisco in 1975 by members of the Pickle Family Jugglers - Peggy Snider, Larry Pisoni, and Cecil MacKinnon. Operating on a charitable basis with collective decision making, all members of the circus had equal pay and backstage jobs. The circus became an important part of the renewal of the American circus, or the New Circus Movement that influenced the creation of Montreal's Cirque du Soleil in 1984. The company started touring in Northern California in 1975, and in 1981 secured the two-month winter residency at London's Round House that this poster advertised. Converted into a performing venue in 1964 from a railway turntable originally built in the Chalk Farm area of London in 1847, its circular auditorium has made it a popular and successful venue for circus.
Larry Pisoni, Bill Irwin, and Geoff Hoyle were the circus clowns in its early days. After Irwin left in 1979, Pisoni and Hoyle worked as a duo, and are probably the clowns depicted on this poster. Clowns were always central to the circus, making multiple cameo appearances throughout the show and interacting with the other artists.
Larry Pisoni, Bill Irwin, and Geoff Hoyle were the circus clowns in its early days. After Irwin left in 1979, Pisoni and Hoyle worked as a duo, and are probably the clowns depicted on this poster. Clowns were always central to the circus, making multiple cameo appearances throughout the show and interacting with the other artists.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Poster advertising The Pickle Family Circus at The Round House (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printing ink on paper |
| Brief description | Poster advertising The Pickle Family Circus, Round House, 16th December 1981 |
| Physical description | Typographic and pictorial posters advertising San Francisco's Pickle Family Circus season at The Round House, illustrated with an image of two standing clowns, one with a tuba, and one with a trombone and a balloon. Printed in red, blue, black and yellow on white paper |
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| Summary | The Pickle Family Circus was founded in San Francisco in 1975 by members of the Pickle Family Jugglers - Peggy Snider, Larry Pisoni, and Cecil MacKinnon. Operating on a charitable basis with collective decision making, all members of the circus had equal pay and backstage jobs. The circus became an important part of the renewal of the American circus, or the New Circus Movement that influenced the creation of Montreal's Cirque du Soleil in 1984. The company started touring in Northern California in 1975, and in 1981 secured the two-month winter residency at London's Round House that this poster advertised. Converted into a performing venue in 1964 from a railway turntable originally built in the Chalk Farm area of London in 1847, its circular auditorium has made it a popular and successful venue for circus. Larry Pisoni, Bill Irwin, and Geoff Hoyle were the circus clowns in its early days. After Irwin left in 1979, Pisoni and Hoyle worked as a duo, and are probably the clowns depicted on this poster. Clowns were always central to the circus, making multiple cameo appearances throughout the show and interacting with the other artists. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.4155-1995 |
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