Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consolidated 8 lovely ladies as living statues illustrating famous art. – Antique Poster Print
![Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consolidated 8 lovely ladies as living statues illustrating famous art., [Cincinnati & New York : Strobridge Litho. Co., c1896] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/8d/8d04ee6c154c-L.webp)
(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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A window into the past: Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consolidated 8 lovely ladies as living statues illustrating famous art., preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers America's greatest shows consolidated 8 lovely ladies as living statues illustrating famous art.
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Eight women posing as living statues on a revolving pedestal set this poster apart from the many circus bills of the 1890s. The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers show, formed when two rival tent companies combined, presented these tableaux as faithful copies of famous marble groups and paintings. That claim spoke to a period when audiences prized art and culture, even under canvas. The chromolithograph was printed by the Strobridge Lithographing Company, a Cincinnati firm known for circus posters. Its lofty promises to "elevate, educate and entrance" show how circuses sought to present themselves as respectable family entertainment.
| Created / published | [Cincinnati & New York : Strobridge Litho. Co., c1896] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : chromolithograph ; 105 x 292 cm. |
| Genre | Circus posters American 1890-1900.Chromolithographs Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Captioned: Faultless female forms posing upon a great revolving pedestal. In classic, chaste and fascinating perfect facsimiles of master marble groups and pictures. An original genuine 20th century triumph in which imitation charmingly surpasses reality. Rivaling and reproducing the rarest treasures of the world's most noted studios and Galleries. Elevating, educating and entrancing. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co. |
| Subjects | Adam Forepaugh & Sells Bros. Circus--1890-1900. Tableaux--United States--1890-1900. Circuses & shows--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,138 × 1,440 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219129 |
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