Barnum & Bailey: Portraits
Maker
The Strobridge Lithographing Company
(American, 1867 – 1960)
Date1889
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsSupport: 29 3/4 × 39 1/2 in. (75.6 × 100.3 cm)
Sheet: 28 1/2 × 38 3/4 in. (72.4 × 98.4 cm)
Sheet: 28 1/2 × 38 3/4 in. (72.4 × 98.4 cm)
ClassificationsPosters
Credit LineGift of Howard and Janice Tibbals, 2019
Object numberht2000112
In a variety of sizes, shapes and colors, words were used to advertise the attractions and promote the quality of the show. The ability to create flowing lettering by hand was one of the great advantages of lithography over the rigid lines of the letter press or broadside.
On View
Not on viewCollections
circa 1937
