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"Keying Up"--The Court Jester, (painting)

Artist:
Chase, W. M.  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Performing Arts--Circus--Clown  Search this
History--Europe  Search this
Figure male  Search this
Control number:
AECI 03020838
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_58735
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(Circus Clown), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Montyne d. 1989  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: painted fiberglass and concrete; Base: concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Circus Circus Enterprises Marketing 2880 South Las Vegas Boulevard Las Vegas Nevada 89109
Located Circus Circus Hotel and Casino 2880 South Las Vegas Boulevard Street entrance Las Vegas Nevada 89109
Date:
Dedicated Oct. 18, 1968
Topic:
Performing Arts--Circus--Clown  Search this
Control number:
IAS NV000013
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_317272
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(Clown)

Artist:
Joseph Hirsch, born Philadelphia, PA 1910-died New York City 1981  Search this
Medium:
crayon
Dimensions:
sight 16 1/2 x 22 1/4 in. (41.9 x 56.5 cm)
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1933
Topic:
State of being\other\sleep  Search this
Performing arts\circus\clown  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Frank McClure
Object number:
1968.94
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk769881562-f4da-451b-90b6-65bf6330748e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1968.94
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(Colonial Woman and Harlequin on Terrace), (painting)

Painter:
Gammell, R. H. Ives 1893-1981  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Unlocated
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Fan  Search this
Performing Arts--Circus--Clown  Search this
Performing Arts--Music--Lute  Search this
Landscape--Garden  Search this
Architecture--Detail--Patio  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8C580334
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_448270
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(Gargoyles), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Moore, Leon H.  Search this
Medium:
Angel and Infants: limestone; Moses: limestone and Duluth sandstone, all embedded in Sioux quartzite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Pipestone Performing Arts Organization 605 2nd Street S.W Pipestone Minnesota 56164
Administered by Draper, Chuck 601 7th Avenue, S.W Pipestone Minnesota 56164
Located 102-104 East Main Street Pipestone Minnesota 56164
Date:
1895-1897
Topic:
Fantasy--Monster  Search this
Religion--Old Testament--Moses  Search this
Religion--Old Testament--Eve  Search this
Animal--Reptile--Snake  Search this
Religion--Angel  Search this
Children  Search this
Animal--Lion  Search this
Allegory--Place--Winds  Search this
Performing Arts--Circus--Clown  Search this
Control number:
IAS MN000577
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_338143
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(Mime Climbing a Rope), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Soble, Jerry  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze, painted; Base: concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Jewish Community Center 6600 West Maple Road West Bloomfield Hills Michigan 48322
Date:
Dedicated ca. 1992
Topic:
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Performing Arts--Circus--Clown  Search this
Figure--Fragment--Hand  Search this
Object--Tool--Rope  Search this
Control number:
IAS MI000153
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_322385
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(No Title Given) [drawing] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Type:
Photograph
Topic:
Figure group--Male  Search this
Dress--Costume--Masquerade  Search this
Performing Arts--Circus--Clown  Search this
Image number:
JUL J0003569
See more items in:
Photograph Study Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_3569
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(Radio City Music Hall Foyer Doors), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Chambellan, Rene Paul 1893-1955  Search this
Medium:
Stainless steel
Culture:
Spanish  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Door
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Rockefeller Center Radio City Music Hall Foyer New York New York
Date:
Ca. 1935
Topic:
Performing Arts--Circus--Animal Tamer  Search this
Animal--Seal  Search this
Animal--Lion  Search this
Animal--Dog  Search this
Performing Arts--Circus--Juggler  Search this
Performing Arts--Circus--Clown  Search this
History--Ancient--Egypt  Search this
Ceremony--Dance--Sword Dance  Search this
Performing Arts--Dance  Search this
Performing Arts--Dance--Flamenco Dance  Search this
History--Medieval--Europe  Search this
Religion--New Testament--Salome  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAS 76009193
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_19918
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A Clown and an Acrobat, (painting)

Painter:
Tchelitchew, Pavel 1898-1957  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor and gouache
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Colquitt County Arts Center 401 Southwest Seventh Avenue Moultrie Georgia 31768
Date:
1932
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Performing Arts--Circus--Acrobat  Search this
Performing Arts--Circus--Clown  Search this
Control number:
IAP 67660015
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_361252
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A Clown, (painting)

Painter:
Luks, George 1866-1933  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02115 Accession Number: 48.574
Date:
1929
Topic:
Figure male  Search this
Performing Arts--Circus--Clown  Search this
Control number:
IAP 20492708
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_371624
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A Dressing Room for Gille, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Cornell, Joseph 1903-1972  Search this
Medium:
Mixed media, including wood, glass, paper, mirrors, ribbon, string, and cloth tape
Type:
Sculptures-Box
Sculptures
Date:
1939
Topic:
Performing Arts--Circus--Clown  Search this
Allegory  Search this
Control number:
IAS 88070059
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_304835
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A Jester, (drawing)

Artist:
Mayer, F. B.  Search this
Subject:
Hackett, Frank M  Search this
Type:
Drawings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Portrait male--Child  Search this
Performing Arts--Circus--Clown  Search this
Control number:
AECI 02070130
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_42216
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A Mountain to Climb, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Hubbard, Calvin  Search this
Designer:
Allinger, Lori  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze with patina; Base: stone
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Camp Good Days and Happy Times Administration 100 White Spruce Boulevard Rochester New York 14623
Located Camp Good Days and Happy Times Branchport New York
Date:
1987. Dedicated May 28, 1989
Topic:
Landscape--Mountain  Search this
Architecture--Detail--Stairs  Search this
Performing Arts--Circus--Clown  Search this
Object--Toy--Animal  Search this
Figure female--Child--Full length  Search this
Animal--Reptile--Turtle  Search this
Landscape--Celestial--Star  Search this
Figure--Fragment--Arm  Search this
Object--Toy--Balloon  Search this
Control number:
IAS NY000786
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_337376
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
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
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
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Acrobat Clown, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Fredericks, Marshall M. 1908-1998  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Type:
Sculptures
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Owner/Location:
Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park 1000 East Beltline NE Grand Rapids Michigan 49525
Date:
1938
Topic:
Figure  Search this
Performing Arts--Circus--Clown  Search this
Control number:
IAS 67640049
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_440949
view After the Mask, [painting] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son) digital asset number 1

After the Mask, [painting] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Artist:
Brackman, Robert 1898-1980  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Topic:
Performing Arts--Music--Lute  Search this
Figure female--Nude  Search this
Performing Arts--Circus--Clown  Search this
Still Life--Fruit  Search this
Dress--Costume  Search this
Image number:
JUL J0045291
See more items in:
Photograph Study Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_45292
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Angna Enters, (sculpture)

Title:
Portrait of a Young Woman, (sculpture)
Sculptor:
Noguchi, Isamu 1904-1988  Search this
Subject:
Enters, Angna  Search this
Medium:
Bronze with black patina
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Metropolitan Museum of Art 5th Avenue at 82nd Street New York New York 10028 Accession Number: 34.97
Date:
Modeled 1931.; Cast 1932
Topic:
Performing Arts--Dance  Search this
Portrait female--Head  Search this
Performing Arts--Circus--Clown  Search this
Control number:
IAS 76007341
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_18140
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
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
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
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Another Expulsion, (painting)

Painter:
Pene du Bois, Guy 1884-1958  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Date:
1950
Topic:
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Art  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Architecture exterior  Search this
Performing Arts--Circus--Clown  Search this
Religion--Old Testament--Adam & Eve  Search this
Control number:
IAP 73740016
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_170836
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At the Hippodrome (Spotlight), (painting)

Painter:
Beal, Gifford 1879-1956  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Art Institute of Chicago 111 South Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois 60603-6110 Accession Number: 1933.1182
Date:
1915
Topic:
Architecture interior--Civic--Theater  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Performing Arts--Circus--Bareback Rider  Search this
Performing Arts--Circus--Clown  Search this
Animal--Horse  Search this
Control number:
IAP 12000433
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_447483

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