The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consolidated--The great Livingstone, Davene & De Mora Troupe of champion acrobats, posturers, and hand balancers – Antique Wall Art
(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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consolidated--The great Livingstone, Davene & De Mora Troupe of champion acrobats, posturers, and hand balancers. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consolidated--The great Livingstone, Davene & De Mora Troupe of champion acrobats, posturers, and hand balancers
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Acrobats, posturers and hand balancers from the Livingstone, Davene and De Mora troupe take center stage in this c1898 chromolithograph, which advertises a show billed as the consolidation of Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers. Merging two rival traveling circuses let the combined company promote a larger roster of performers than either could offer alone. Chromolithographs like this one, printed in multiple colors from stone or metal plates, were the standard medium for eye-catching circus advertising, pasted on barns, fences and town walls ahead of a show's arrival. The Courier Litho. Co. produced this example, and its bright palette and bold figures show how circus posters competed for attention on crowded streets.
| Created / published | c1898. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Circus posters American 1890-1900.Chromolithographs Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Copyright by the Courier Litho. Co. No. 2288. |
| Subjects | Adam Forepaugh & Sells Bros. Circus--People--1890-1900. Acrobats--1890-1900. Circuses & shows--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,452 × 1,167 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219047 |
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