Pilar Morin as clown/mime: full length, lying, facing front; holding flower – Historic Reproduction
(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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Pilar Morin as clown/mime: full length, lying, facing front; holding flower
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This full-length portrait shows Pilar Morin in clown and mime costume, stretched out on the ground and facing the camera while holding a flower. The pose reads as a deliberate stage gesture, the kind performers used to make a comic or sentimental moment legible to audiences far from the footlights. Theatrical photographs like this were sold to fans and used for publicity in the 1890s, when pantomime and clowning drew large crowds in theaters and variety halls. The print is credited to the photographer B.J. Falk, and its catalog details come from an older caption card, so the date and some identifications should be treated as unverified.
| Created / published | c1895. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photoprint copyrighted by B.J. Falk. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; BI; Mimes; Clowns; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 967 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-145042 |
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