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view Shakespearean Panel-King Lear (model) [sculpture] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son) digital asset number 1

Shakespearean Panel-King Lear (model) [sculpture] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Artist:
Gregory, John 1879-1958  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1930
Topic:
Literature--Shakespeare--King Lear  Search this
Literature--Character--King Lear  Search this
Performing Arts--Circus--Clown  Search this
Image number:
JUL J0076660
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Photograph Archives
Data Source:
Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_76661
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Buttons: Self Portrait of J. Theodore Sohner as a Clown, (painting)

Painter:
Sohner, J. Theodore 1906-1962  Search this
Subject:
Sohner, J. Theodore  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum 502 West Water Street Decorah Iowa 52101 Accession Number: 1998.056.001
Date:
Ca. 1950
Topic:
Portrait male--Self Portrait  Search this
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Occupation--Art--Painter  Search this
Performing Arts--Circus--Clown  Search this
Control number:
IAP 14550323
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_462124
view The St. Gabriel's Day Festival is well attended by the predominantly Italian population of Little Italy digital asset number 1

The St. Gabriel's Day Festival is well attended by the predominantly Italian population of Little Italy

Artist:
Joan Clark Netherwood, born York, SC 1932-died Joppa, MD 2021  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 7 × 7 in. (17.8 × 17.8 cm) sheet: 10 × 7 3/8 in. (25.4 × 18.7 cm)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1979
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Cityscape\Maryland\Baltimore  Search this
Performing arts\circus\clown  Search this
Performing arts\circus\juggler  Search this
Object\written matter  Search this
Architecture Exterior\domestic\row house  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Object number:
1983.63.1028
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk702d9a469-594d-463c-9364-9fe1e62aa793
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1983.63.1028
view Carnival digital asset number 1

Carnival

Artist:
Rufino Tamayo, Mexican, born Oaxaca, Mexico 1899-died Mexico City, Mexico 1991, active USA 1935  Search this
Medium:
gouache on paper
Dimensions:
15 × 22 in. (38.1 × 55.9 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts
Date:
1936
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Landscape\celestial\moon  Search this
Recreation\carnival  Search this
Performing arts\circus\clown  Search this
Object\other\flag  Search this
Emblem\heart  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Object number:
2017.22
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk76d00d751-9dc1-4b72-8491-88ad508c4ec8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2017.22
view The Jester digital asset number 1

The Jester

Artist:
Tito Canepa, born San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic 1916-died Charlotte, NC 2014  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
22 x 15 in.
Type:
Painting
Date:
1940
Topic:
Figure male\waist length  Search this
Dress\accessory\hat  Search this
Performing arts\circus\clown  Search this
Dress\costume\mask  Search this
Architecture Interior\detail\window  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Cathy Cánepa and Daniel Neuspiel
Object number:
2018.7.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk790694048-5988-48d9-844d-fa1c4084c356
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2018.7.2
view Untitled (Clown Head) digital asset number 1

Untitled (Clown Head)

Artist:
Gene Davis, born Washington, DC 1920-died Washington, DC 1985  Search this
Medium:
pen and ink, brush and ink on paper
Dimensions:
16 1/2 x 13 7/8 in. (41.9 x 35.2 cm)
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1957
Topic:
Figure\head  Search this
Performing arts\circus\clown  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis
Object number:
2000.43.8
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7b3ecd302-a682-43a5-b05c-90864bfe646e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2000.43.8
view Green Shoes 1 digital asset number 1

Green Shoes 1

Artist:
William T. Wiley, born Bedford, IN 1937-died Greenbrae, CA 2021  Search this
Medium:
etching
Dimensions:
22 x 28 1/4 in. (55.9 x 71.8 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1976
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Landscape\celestial\moon  Search this
Dress\accessory\hat  Search this
Dress\accessory\shoe  Search this
Performing arts\circus\clown  Search this
Literature\character\Mr. Unatural  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
Copyright:
© 1976, William T. Wiley
Object number:
2003.68.46
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk70faa755c-8a46-4cca-8bcf-1f1b1ea9e4d2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2003.68.46
view Green Shoes 2 digital asset number 1

Green Shoes 2

Artist:
William T. Wiley, born Bedford, IN 1937-died Greenbrae, CA 2021  Search this
Publisher:
Landfall Press, Inc.  Search this
Medium:
color etching on paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 22 1/8 x 29 7/8 in. (56.2 x 75.9 cm) plate: 17 5/8 x 23 7/8 in. (44.8 x 60.6 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1976
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Landscape\celestial\moon  Search this
Dress\accessory\hat  Search this
Dress\accessory\shoe  Search this
Performing arts\circus\clown  Search this
Literature\character\Mr. Unatural  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
Copyright:
© 1976, William T. Wiley
Object number:
2003.68.47
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7f27ad4fc-a44b-44eb-b4e3-77683a1e4ffd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2003.68.47
view Cartoon for "Palinello" digital asset number 1

Cartoon for "Palinello"

Artist:
Robert Green, born Pittsburgh, PA 1909-died Lawrence, KS 2007  Search this
Medium:
conte crayon on paperboard
Dimensions:
sheet: 32 x 17 3/4 in. (81.3 x 45.1 cm)
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1934
Topic:
Recreation\carnival  Search this
Performing arts\circus\clown  Search this
Performing arts\circus\juggler  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
Object number:
1995.19.1
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Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk78dbef6ca-e367-454a-8ed2-e389f75eca7e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1995.19.1
view Palinello II digital asset number 1

Palinello II

Artist:
Robert Green, born Pittsburgh, PA 1909-died Lawrence, KS 2007  Search this
Medium:
egg tempera on gesso on fiberboard
Dimensions:
31 7/8 x 18 in. (81.0 x 45.7 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1934
Topic:
Figure\full length  Search this
Performing arts\circus\clown  Search this
Dress\costume\clown costume  Search this
Object\toy\ball  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
Object number:
1995.19.7
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk718155c20-7a94-4a98-9809-62bbb6b35d2c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1995.19.7
view Mardi Gras digital asset number 1

Mardi Gras

Artist:
Max Spivak, born Bregnun, Poland 1906-died USA 1981  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
60 x 114 1/4 in. (152.4 x 290.1 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1935-1943
Topic:
Fantasy  Search this
Performing arts\music  Search this
Ceremony\festival\Mardi Gras  Search this
Performing arts\circus\clown  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Newark Museum
Object number:
1966.31.18
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk72d0c0be1-5676-4431-8a7b-331e53fd2d52
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1966.31.18
view Children at Play and Sport II digital asset number 1

Children at Play and Sport II

Artist:
Moses Soyer, born Borisoglebsk, Russia 1899-died New York City 1974  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
89 3/4 x 73 in. (228 x 185.4 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1938
Topic:
Children  Search this
Performing arts\music\horn  Search this
Recreation\carnival  Search this
Animal\elephant  Search this
Performing arts\circus\clown  Search this
New Deal\Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project\New York City  Search this
Object\musical instrument\horn  Search this
Object\musical instrument\harmonica  Search this
Performing arts\music\harmonica  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.89.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk72db16ba5-4960-43dd-b7d7-84d70da698b1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1974.89.1
view Animal Parade digital asset number 1

Animal Parade

Artist:
Georges Schreiber, born Brussels, Belgium 1904-died New York City 1977  Search this
Medium:
lithograph on paper mounted on paperboard
Dimensions:
image: 10 7/8 x 13 1/8 in. (27.6 x 33.3 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1936
Topic:
Ceremony\procession\parade  Search this
Animal\elephant  Search this
Animal\camel  Search this
Performing arts\circus\clown  Search this
Animal\zebra  Search this
Animal\giraffe  Search this
New Deal\Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project\New York City  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Evander Childs High School, Bronx, New York through the General Services Administration
Object number:
1975.83.83
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7dcf8502e-1969-40ba-b7c8-9782f17a67ae
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1975.83.83
view Clown digital asset number 1

Clown

Artist:
Augustus Peck, born Frederick, MD 1906-died 1975  Search this
Medium:
lithograph
Dimensions:
17 5/8 x 14 1/8 in. (44.8 x 35.9 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
n.d.
Topic:
Performing arts\circus\clown  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from D.C. Public Library
Object number:
1967.72.199
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk77ab13469-8c9d-4c65-8c8a-41725ea92c03
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.72.199
view Clown Elephants digital asset number 1

Clown Elephants

Artist:
Fugi Nakamizo, born Fukuiken, Japan 1895-died ca. 1950  Search this
Medium:
watercolor, brush and ink, crayon and pencil on paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 15 7/8 x 11 1/8 in. (40.2 x 28.1 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1940
Topic:
Animal\elephant  Search this
Performing arts\circus\clown  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.293
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7b3f7170b-b254-4c35-8b27-26b81b0f8c10
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1974.28.293
view Hey Nonny No digital asset number 1

Hey Nonny No

Artist:
Frank K. Ominsky, born New York City 1898-died New Haven, CT 1981  Search this
Medium:
etching on paper
Dimensions:
plate: 7 x 9 7/8 in. (17.8 x 25.1 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
ca. 1935-1943
Topic:
Landscape\tree  Search this
Recreation\dancing  Search this
Performing arts\circus\clown  Search this
New Deal\Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project\New York City  Search this
Figure group\male and female  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jean Nichols
Object number:
1974.38.8
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7003dd1a6-1883-4245-9f78-2ec506124be7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1974.38.8
view Puppet Show digital asset number 1

Puppet Show

Artist:
Reginald Pollack, born Middle Village, NY 1924  Search this
Publisher:
Collectors Graphics, n.d.  Search this
Medium:
color lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
image: 21 3/4 x 25 in. (55.2 x 63.5 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
ca. 1960-1965
Topic:
Architecture\vehicle\bicycle  Search this
Performing arts\circus\clown  Search this
Performing arts\other\puppeteer  Search this
Dress\costume\clown costume  Search this
Object\toy\puppet  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Arnold Elser
Object number:
1981.154.89
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7143b1a17-456e-4a18-81ee-7f1445ba3dbe
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1981.154.89
view Christ among the Clowns digital asset number 1

Christ among the Clowns

Artist:
Jonah Kinigstein, born New York City 1923  Search this
Medium:
oil on fiberboard
Dimensions:
72 x 48 in. (182.9 x 121.9 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1962
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Religion\New Testament\Crucifixion  Search this
Performing arts\circus\clown  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Object number:
1969.47.22
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7383f84fa-909b-4758-8c72-3acaf2636a46
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1969.47.22
view Abstraction #17--Endearment of the World by a Clown with Pipes digital asset number 1

Abstraction #17--Endearment of the World by a Clown with Pipes

Artist:
Lewis MacRitchie, born San Francisco, CA 1913-died San Francisco, CA 1969  Search this
Medium:
watercolor and gouache on paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 8 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (22.2 x 19.0 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1937
Topic:
Landscape\building  Search this
Dress\accessory\hat  Search this
Performing arts\music\flute  Search this
Performing arts\circus\clown  Search this
New Deal\Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project\California  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from General Services Administration
Object number:
1971.447.65
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7066bbc41-e644-4a56-80eb-c876036bef16
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1971.447.65
view Untitled digital asset number 1

Untitled

Artist:
Tina Mackler, born London, England  Search this
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Topic:
State of being\emotion  Search this
Figure group\bust  Search this
Performing arts\circus\clown  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of George C. Miller and Son, Inc.
Object number:
1976.91.4
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7d691484a-b0c1-4795-894b-7a459bb3e444
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1976.91.4

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