Clown acrobatics [in trapeze act] – Antique Print
![Clown acrobatics [in trapeze act], [no date recorded on caption card] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ee/ee02cee76944-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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Few images capture their era like this antique lithograph of Clown acrobatics [in trapeze act]. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Clown acrobatics [in trapeze act]
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A pair of clowns performing acrobatics alongside a trapeze act makes this lithograph stand apart from the many circus scenes on the board. The caption card records no date, but the print is signed both on the stone and in pencil, and it is numbered 46, which suggests a limited edition. Clowns and trapeze artists were staples of the American circus in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and lithography was a favored medium for artists who wanted to capture that energy in a fine-art form. The print was acquired through the Pennell Fund, which has supported the Library's print collection.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Notes | Lithograph by Robert Riggs, 1896- . No. 46. Signed on stone. Signed in pencil. Pennell Fund. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Clowns; Circus; Trapeze. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,186 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-148356 |
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