Gala puppet circus Clowns, cowboys, acrobats, animals, and novelty acts.
Summary
Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of a puppet circus, showing head of a clown.
Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
Circus performers, shows, posters and lithographs. Modern travelling circus started in the early 1800s. Circus advertising used to draw crowds - there were only one or two performances per circus stop. Many ads were simple woodblock prints mentioning the name of the circus, the price of admission. Later, in the early 20th century, colorful, fanciful custom designs of leaping animals, clowns, and ringmasters became standard for circus posters.
Tags
Date
01/01/1936
Contributors
Federal Theatre Project (U.S.), sponsor
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.