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The Circus is Coming to Town!

The 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival featured Circus Arts. Enjoy these related objects from across the Smithsonian and learn about American Clowns: Performance, History, and Cliché.


5c Circus Wagon single

“Circus on Parade”

Royal Circus from Ackermann's Repository

Costume Designs for Ringling Brothers Circus

Costume Designs: Ringling Brothers Circus

The Circus is Coming (Buddy Guy, Quicksilver Messenger Service...Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California 2/23/68-2/25/68)

Costume Design: Bull Fighter, for Ringling Brothers Circus

Costume Design: Dancers Manège, for Ringling Brothers Circus

Callipoe and Costume Design: Ringling Brothers Circus

Costume Design: Dancer in a Manège, for Ringling Brothers Circus

The Greatest Show on Earth

When the Circus Comes to Town; Chopsticks

Costume Design: Cleopatra and Marc Anthony, for Ringling Brothers Circus

Acrobat #3

Clown with a Hoop #2

Trained Dogs

Clown

Untitled (Clown Head)

Etude de Grock--Clown

Mime, from the portfolio Revolving Doors

Harlequins

Female Acrobat

The Acrobats

Trapeze Girls

Acrobat Rider on Four Horses

(Clown)

Aerial Act

Jester

Pantomine Clown

The Very Strong Man

Untitled

Strong Woman and Child

Three Acrobats

Bareback Act, Old Hippodrome

Untitled (Children with Carnival Carts and Suitcases)


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