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A black and white print of a smiling clown with a curly wig in the foreground. Behind him, a spotlight shines on a ringmaster and elephants performing in a circus ring surrounded by a crowded audience.
Clown Working
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Clown Working

Artist Dayton Brandfield (American, 1911-1993)
Publisher/Publishing House Works Progress Administration - Federal Arts Project (1935 - 1943)
Datec. 1935-1943
MediumLithograph
Dimensionssheet: 15 7/8 x 22 7/8 in. (40.3 x 58.1 cm)
image: 12 7/8 x 14 1/2 in. (32.7 x 36.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Corbin S. Carnell, in memory of E. Muriel Adams.
Object number1992.11.32
Collections
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