Barnum & Bailey: Imre Kiralfy's Columbus Spec
Maker
The Strobridge Lithographing Company
(American, 1867 – 1960)
Date1892;1891
CultureAmerican
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationPosters
Credit LineGift of Howard and Janice Tibbals, 2019
Object numberht2000141
Barnum & Bailey capitalized on the four-hundredth anniversary of Columbus's 1492 voyage, presenting Imre Kiralfy's spectacle Columbus and the Discovery of America in 1892 and 1893. Strobridge printed nineteen posters following the story line. This poster depicts the dramatic moment when Columbus sees lights, signifying the first sighting of the New World.
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