Amazing Merica, Great Barrington, MA
Former TitleGreat Barrington, MA (The Circus Poster)
Artist
Charles Harbutt
(American, 1935 - 2015)
Date1946; printed 1978
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 × 12 inches (20.32 × 30.48 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 13 15/16 inches (27.94 × 35.4 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 13 15/16 inches (27.94 × 35.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2012.17.84
SignedOn sheet verso, lower right, signed in black pen: “Charles Harbutt”
on front of mat, lower right, printed in pencil “Harbutt”
InscribedOn sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: “CIRCUS POSTER, 1978.”
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper right corner, in pencil “8586”;
On sheet verso, lower left corner, in pencil “#15”;
On sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil “78-7-10 / 24”.
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DescriptionImage of circus signage; corner of one poster reads “amazing” the other shows an illustration of a woman with pins through her face, neck, shoulders and ears. A seated man is visible in background.Copyright© Estate of Charles Harbutt
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