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Trombone History: Pair of Early Circus Posters

March 8, 2010 By wkimball 2 Comments

I continue to add to the 19th century timeline (2nd half). Over the weekend I added a pair of circus posters, both of them highlighting musicians. The first one, from Ringling Brothers, shows a large band with 10 trombones. The second, from Barnum & Bailey, features a small clown band as the focus of the image, [...]

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Another Circus/Clown Trombone Image

February 12, 2010 By wkimball Leave a Comment

Added a trombone image to the 19th century timeline (2nd half). It’s quite a colorful poster, another image related to the circus/clown theme in trombone history that seems to comprise a trend in the late 19th century (see earlier post). This type of art (i.e., the circus/clown theme) appears to be centered in France, although [...]

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Circus Musicians: At Least They Have a Gig!

February 7, 2010 By wkimball Leave a Comment

Pelez musicians

I recently added a painting, Fernand Pelez’s Grimaces and Misery, to the 19th century timeline (2nd half). Dating from 1888, it is an exact contemporary of Georges Seurat’s Parade de cirque (which I’ve also included below). Although there are obvious stylistic differences, the similarities in subject matter of the two paintings have been noted by [...]

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