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Circus performer and barker, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Circus performer and barker, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Circus performer and barker, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Artist Kenneth Heilbron (American, 1903 - 1997)
Dateca. 1946
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 14 7/8 x 18 1/16 inches (37.78 x 45.88 cm)
Sheet: 14 7/8 x 18 1/16 inches (37.78 x 45.88 cm)
Mount: 14 7/8 x 18 1/16 x 1/16 inches (37.78 x 45.88 x 0.16 cm)
Credit LineGift of Steven Nordman
Object number2013.61.20
SignedSigned on back of mount, below inscription, in pencil.
InscribedWritten on back of mount, center, in pencil "Ringling Bros. Barnum Baily Circus / Circus banker & midget - / C[?] 1946 -"
MarkingsWritten on back of mount, upper left corner, in blue pen and pencil "#27 / 2-18.3" Written on back of mount, lower right corner, in pencil "028.021.1.11"
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DescriptionImage of man wearing a suit standing next to woman who is wearing a sequined dress; Ringling Bros. sign in background.
Copyright© Estate of Kenneth and Edna Heilbron
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