Featuring posters from the Tibbals Collection, this exhibition examines the life of a circus poster. Printed and posted to announce the coming of the circus, for some posters, a second life began after the circus left town.
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Be the first to see the new Limited Edition Vintage Circus Poster Stamps. Enjoy Clowns, a Ringmaster, the Lion & Gladiator Wagon, plus hear the 100 year old Bell Wagon. This will be an event for all ages!
Ethnological congresses, menageries and side shows were among the attractions associated with the tented traveling circuses from their earliest days. An astounding group of lithographs illustrate the importance of such secondary attractions to the advertising of American traveling shows.
This exhibition displays works on paper that represent the significance of human and animal exhibition, as well as balloon flight - domains where this crossover between education and entertainment was most palpable.
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Join us for this Gallery Walk & Talk that focuses on the 19th century as a period of great technological change and scientific discovery. Exercise your curiosity and come along on this exhibition tour that illustrates some of these exceptional and unknown wonders!