Overview of the exhibition
The children are amazed by the animals and explode with laugher at the clowns, the adults rediscover their childhood and tremble for the acrobats, jugglers, knife throwers... a tour of the circus' legendary acts.
The Fratellini Brothers, Albert, François and Paul, Italian-born French clowns, in their dressing room of the Medrano Circus.
Albert Harlingue / Roger-Viollet
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Circus Medrano. The clown Alex. Paris, on 1950.
Laure Albin Guillot / Roger-Viollet
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Le clown Rhum du Cirque Medrano, en 1950.
Laure Albin Guillot / Roger-Viollet
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The clown Rum of the Circus Medrano, in 1950.
Laure Albin Guillot / Roger-Viollet
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Arturo Saraiva Mendes d'Abreu, known as Porto (1888-1941), Portuguese August clown, in the middle. France, around 1930.
Henri Martinie / Roger-Viollet
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Circus : clowns. France, circa 1935.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Circus : clown putting on make-up. France, circa 1935.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Circus : knife thrower. France, circa 1935.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Circus : clowns. France, circa 1935.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Show of circus : the wildcats. France, about 1935.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Circus : clowns. France, circa 1935.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Elephants in a circus. France, circa 1935.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Achille Zavatta (1915-1993), French clown and director of circus. Paris, Olympia, December 1957.
Boris Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet
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Tamer of wildcats. Paris, zoological garden, about 1900.
Neurdein / Roger-Viollet
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The Clérans, trapeze artists. France, years 1950.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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The Clérans, trapeze artists. France, 1950's.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Moscow Circus. Elephant and clown. Paris, November 1960.
Studio Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet
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Medrano circus. Elephants. Paris, circa 1955.
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Moscow Circus. Clown Popov. Paris, November 1960.
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Fairground attraction of a fun fair. France, on 1950's.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Miss Dora, contortionist.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Circus of Moscow in the Sports centre. Let us bind(connect) on horses. Paris.
Studio Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet
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Foottit Clown. Paris, 1903.
Maurice-Louis Branger / Roger-Viollet
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The clown Beby and a whitefaced clown. France, on 1930's.
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The clowns Rhum and Alex of the Médrano circus. Paris, 1950.
Laure Albin Guillot / Roger-Viollet
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Marcel Marceau (1923-2007), French mime artist. Paris, Winter Circus, on February 6, 1962.
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Bouglione circus. France, 1980.
Jean-Pierre Couderc / Roger-Viollet
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The clown Grock (1880-1959) in the Medrano Circus. Paris, 1937.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Wings of a circus. France, circa 1935.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Musicians from a circus. France, circa 1935.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Circus : trapeze artists. France, circa 1935.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Fairground people. France, circa 1935.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Dressing room of a circus artist. France, circa 1935.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Circus : number with an elephant. France, circa 1935.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Circus : Clérans, funambulists and acrobats. France, circa 1936
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Circus : clown riding a bicycle. France, circa 1935.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Circus Pinder. snake charmers. France, by 1950.
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Fanni circus. Parade. Paris, April 1953.
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Orchestra of the Fanni circus. France, 1950's.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Clown Nino. France, 1930's.
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Marcel Marceau (1923-2007), French mime artist. Paris, Winter Circus, on February 6, 1962.
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The trapeze artist Andrée Jean at the cinema Berlitz for the premiere of the film "Trapeze". Paris, on September 21, 1956.
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Circus artists.
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Cirque de Moscou. Avril 1956.
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Circus Medrano. The clown Alex. Paris, 1950.
Laure Albin Guillot / Roger-Viollet
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Le clown Alex du Cirque Médrano. Paris, 1950.
Laure Albin Guillot / Roger-Viollet
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Cirque-acrobates.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Les clowns Mais et Grock (de gauche à droite).
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Clown. Photographie de Léopold Mercier.
Léopold Mercier / Roger-Viollet
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Clown. Photographie de Léopold Mercier.
Léopold Mercier / Roger-Viollet
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Circus : clown riding a bicycle. France, circa 1935.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Circus : tamed horse. France, circa 1935.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Circus : tamed horses. France, circa 1935.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Circus : trapeze artist. France, circa 1935.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Circus : tamer and tiger. France, circa 1935.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Circus : trapeze artist. France, circa 1935.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Circus : horsewoman. France, circa 1935.
Gaston Paris / Roger-Viollet
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Marcel Marceau (1923-2007), French mime artist. Paris, Winter circus, February 1962.
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Acrobats. France, early 20th century.
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Clowns in their dressing room. France, around 1930.
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Moscow Circus. Acrobat. Paris, April 1958.
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