Greatest Show on Earth

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Object Details

Artist

Strobridge Lithography Company, 1867 - 1961

Sitter

P. T. Barnum, 5 Jul 1810 - 7 Apr 1891

James Anthony Bailey, 1847 - 1906

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

c. 1881-91

Object number

NPG.77.115

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Medium

Chromolithographic poster

Dimensions

Sheet: 76.8 × 101.6 cm (30 1/4 × 40")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse

Nature & Environment\Animal\Cat\Lion

Nature & Environment\Animal\Elephant

Poster

Exterior\Sports arena\Racetrack

Nature & Environment\Animal\Cat\Tiger

P. T. Barnum: Male

P. T. Barnum: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Performer\Showman

P. T. Barnum: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Circus owner

P. T. Barnum: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Museum Administrator

James Anthony Bailey: Male

James Anthony Bailey: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Performer\Showman

James Anthony Bailey: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Circus owner

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4932e3343-992a-4a80-a97f-7ff2569350f7

Record ID

npg_NPG.77.115