Set Reminder2022-04-30 12:00:002022-04-30 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Circus, Sideshow & Oddities https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/circus-sideshow-oddities-21951 Our annual auction of Circus, Sideshow, and Oddities features the second offering of rare photographs from the remarkable collection of Gary Bart, one of the most significant collections of its kind in private hands.
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Collection of American circus clown and related vintage photographs. American, bulk mid-20th century. Approximately 80 pieces total, predominantly photographs of clowns in performance, backstage and on the ?lot,? in addition to other circus performers and animals. Generally silver prints, some color, 8 x 10? and smaller. Photographers and stamps on versos include Lawrence Thornton (New York), Dick Hanley, Ray Platnick, Circus World Museum, Nick de Morgoli. Clowns depicted include Paul Wenzel, Emmett Kelly, Lou Jacobs, and many others, of RBB&B and unidentified shows. Collection of Bill Ballantine (some with his stamp to verso).