circus

Bikes Across Borders
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Multicolor poster printed on white paper designed like a comic strip. Title at the top left reads "Bikes Across Borders". The strip chronicles the story of ants, first working at an assembly line...

First Birthday Party Celebration
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink printed on beige/yellow paper. At the top is a stylized image of a glowing light bulb. At the bottom fo the poster is "First Birthday Party / Celebration! / To Benefit / the...

Capt. Don
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has red ink printed on yellow paper. At the top is an image of a figure holding three swords by the blades. In the bottom right corner of the image is another image - of a large ship with...

The Greatest Show on Earth
1968

Poster has black and red ink printed on browning paper and has an illustration of a man in a hat holding a cane, resembling Uncle Sam, pointing behind him at a voluptuous woman on the stage in a...

The Circus of Mysteries
1989

Poster has black ink printed on white paper with a list of unusual spectacles reminiscent of "freak show" acts. At the top is "Prepare To Be Astounded! / Davy Normal & The Artist''s Network...

Open Circus
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Multicolor poster is printed on white paper. At the top is "Open Circus" in white over a silhouette of a human figure. At the bottom is a circle below a white triangle "roof" with a flag at the...

Damn everything but the circus
1968

Poster has a yellow, red, purple and green lined background. Over the top is white text reading "damn / every / thing / but the / circus / e.e."

The Circus is Here
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has white unprinted edges. At the top is an orange background with "The Circus" in white. At the center is a yellow circle with "Education" at the top in pink and "Circus" at the bottom in...

1979

Poster has white unprinted edges. At the top is a blue background with "San Francisco''s / Pickle / Family / Circus" in yellow. Below the blue is a red background with two...

Our Night At The Circus
1979

This poster promotes "Our Night At The Circus", "A Los Angeles Benefit For The Gay Community". There is an illustration of a shirtless man seen from the chest up, a clown, trapeze artists, and a...

Damn everything but the circus
1968

Poster has a yellow, red, purple and green lined background. Over the top is white text reading "damn / every / thing / but the / circus / e.e."

Psycho Circus
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a central black and white image of the face of a man smiling. Imposed over the face is "Psycho Circus" on the forehead in white, white lines forming a "t" around the eyes, a red circle...

Education is...
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster ink transitions from pink at the top to red, gray, green and ends in blue at the bottom. At the top of the poster is "Education Is..." followed by an image of a ballerina on a tightrope...

The Slave Trade is Alive and Kicking
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Top of poster has a photo of an elephant''s foot with a metal chain wrapped around it. In the black background at the bottom of the poster is orange text reading "The Slave Trade Is Alive And...

Ayudenme
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Top of poster has a color image of a baby big cat (tiger?) biting one of the metal bars of his cage. In the orange background at the bottom of the poster is "!atencion ninos!" in black, "ayudenme...

Help me!
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Top of poster has a color image of a baby big cat (tiger?) biting one of the metal bars of his cage. In the orange background at the bottom of the poster is "calling all children..." in black, "...

RIP
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Top of poster has a color image of two elephants walking next to each other. In a white bar beneath the image is "Ringling kills baby elephants" in black. On a black background at the bottom of...

Stop Animal Abuse
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a central black and white image of a small bear in a wheeled cage trying to escape beneath the bars, with his right front paw and head sticking out. In a black bar across the top is "...

Untitled
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Top half of poster has a black and white photo of an elephant with chains on his feet. On the black background on the bottom half of the poster is a white quote from Richard Pryor reading "But For...

Dead
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Top half of poster has an image of two elephants walking side by side. On the red background on the bottom half of the poster is "Benjamin:" in black followed by "born 1995" in white and "Kenny:"...

Beaten
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Top half of poster has an image showing an elephant kneeling in the mud moving an object with her trunk. On the red background at the bottom is "Anjelica:" in black followed by "born 1997" in...

New Pickle Circus in Te Trasomia Circus of the Elements
c. 2005

Poster has an image of a woman in a contortionist pose. Her leotard is a gray and black concrete with flames at the cuffs of the sleeve. Poster reads, "San Francisco School of Circus Arts/...

Make a Circus: Be In it
c. 1990

Poster has an image of clown reaching out a yellow gloved hand. Around the clown is "Make a circus/ be in it." The top edge has San Francisco's. The lower right has a piece of paper adhered with...

circa 1974

Poster has a red background printed on yellow paper with "The Pickle Family Circus" printed at the top. Image in center of poster depicts a fiver person marching band playing...

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