[Female acrobats on trapezes at circus] – Historic Reproduction
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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[Female acrobats on trapezes at circus] comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Female acrobats on trapezes at circus]
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Women trapeze artists are the focus of this circus poster from about 1890, a period when female aerialists were becoming a popular draw in American circuses. The sheet was printed by the Calvert Lithograph Company of Detroit, a firm known for circus and theatrical bills, and its color was applied by hand, which gave the poster bright tones meant to catch the eye of passersby. The subject headings on women's clothing point to costumes of the day, which had to balance modesty with the freedom of movement that aerial work required.
| Created / published | c1890. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Circus posters 1890-1900.Lithographs Hand-colored 1890-1900. |
| Notes | 11126W U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by the Calvert Litho. Co., Detroit, Mich. No. 63. |
| Subjects | Aerialists--1890-1900. Circus performers--1890-1900. Women--Clothing & dress--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,463 × 1,161 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216215 |
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