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The Greatest Show on Earth, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Brown, John George 1831-1913  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art 5401 Bay Shore Road Sarasota Florida 34243 Accession Number: SN 469
Date:
After 1851?
Notes:
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1988.
Manatee County (Fla.) Branch AAUW Survey, 1973.
Summary:
"Boy reading paper advertising the circus. Shoe shine kit on floor."
Topic:
Figure male--Child  Search this
Recreation--Leisure--Reading  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Newspaper  Search this
Occupation--Service--Bootblack  Search this
Control number:
IAP 70960153
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_134806