Royal Japanese Troupe – Vintage Poster
(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.)
Description
Royal Japanese Troupe comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Royal Japanese Troupe
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This large color lithograph advertises the Royal Japanese Troupe, whose acrobats and aerialists were a popular attraction on American variety and circus stages in the early 1890s. The poster was printed in 1892 by the United States Printing Company for Russell & Morgan, a Cincinnati firm that produced many theatrical posters of the period. Its size and bold color were meant to catch the eye of passersby, and its imagery reflects the era's fascination with Japan and the exotic promotional style common to touring entertainment of the time.
| Created / published | 1892 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 214 x 208 cm. |
| Notes | Y18985 U.S. Copyright Office Created by The United States Ptg Co. Russell & Morgan Factories Cincinnati O. copyrighted 1892. No. 1534. · Russell & Morgan Factories. |
| Subjects | Royal Japanese Troupe--Performances. Aerialists. Acrobatics. Acrobats. Japanese--Performances & portrayals. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 1,014 × 1,964 px · prints to 3 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-271729 |
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