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.
9182-2 DG
The Fratellini Brothers, Albert, François and Paul, Italian-born French clowns, in their dressing [...]
5035-6 DG
Circus Medrano. The clown Alex. Paris, 1950.
1162-2 DG
Clown Rum from Medrano circus. 1950.
1162-3 DG
The clown Rum of the Circus Medrano, in 1950.
5448-2 DG
Arturo Saraiva Mendes d'Abreu, known as Porto (1888-1941), Portuguese clown, in the middle. France, [...]
13643-7 DG
Circus : clowns. France, circa 1935.
13643-10 DG
Circus : clown putting on make-up. France, circa 1935.
13640-8 DG
Circus : knife thrower. France, circa 1935.
13643-5 DG
Circus : clowns. France, circa 1935.
13640-3 DG
Circus show : the wildcats. France, circa 1935.
13643-8 DG
Circus : clowns. France, circa 1935.
13640-12 DG
Elephants in a circus. France, circa 1935.
11063-8 DG
Achille Zavatta (1915-1993), French clown and circus director. Paris, Olympia, December 1957.
5035-4 DG
Tamer of wildcats. Paris, zoological garden, circa 1900.
5028-8 DG
The Clérans, trapeze artists. France, 1950s.
5028-7 DG
The Clérans, trapeze artists. France, 1950's.
5033-13 DG
Moscow Circus. Elephant and clown. Paris, November 1960.
5033-7 DG
Medrano circus. Elephants. Paris, circa 1955.
5033-11 DG
Moscow Circus. Clown Popov. Paris, November 1960.
5028-13 DG
Fairground attraction of a fun fair. France, on 1950's.
5028-6 DG
Miss Dora, contortionist.
5033-9 DG
Circus of Moscow in the Sports centre. Let us bind(connect) on horses. Paris.
5023-2 DG
Foottit Clown. Paris, 1903.
5018-12 DG
The clown Beby and a whitefaced clown. France, 1930's.
17659-1 DG
The clowns Rhum and Alex of the Médrano circus. Paris, 1950.
3683-16 DG
Marcel Marceau (1923-2007), French mime artist. Paris, Winter Circus, on February 6, 1962.
37746-11 DG
Bouglione circus. France, 1980.
14183-10 DG
The clown Grock (1880-1959) in the Medrano Circus. Paris, 1937.
13649-17 DG
Wings of a circus. France, circa 1935.
13644-10 DG
Musicians from a circus. France, circa 1935.
13645-6 DG
Circus : trapeze artists. France, circa 1935.
13644-3 DG
Fairground people. France, circa 1935.
13644-4 DG
Dressing room of a circus artist. France, circa 1935.
13644-11 DG
Circus : number with an elephant. France, circa 1935.
13643-20 DG
Circus : Clérans, funambulists and acrobats. France, circa 1936
13643-15 DG
Circus : clown riding a bicycle. France, circa 1935.
5028-15 DG
Circus Pinder. Snake charmers. France, circa 1950.
5033-2 DG
Fanni circus. Parade. Paris, April 1953.
5028-11 DG
Orchestra of the Fanni circus. France, 1950's.
5018-2 DG
Clown Nino. France, 1930's.
3683-17 DG
Marcel Marceau (1923-2007), French mime artist. Paris, Winter Circus, on February 6, 1962.
699-12 DG
The trapeze artist Andrée Jean at the cinema Berlitz for the premiere of the film "Trapeze". Paris, [...]
660-6 DG
Circus artists.
50367-5 DG
Cirque de Moscou. Avril 1956.
5035-7 DG
Circus Medrano. The clown Alex. Paris, 1950.
17657-12 DG
Clown Alex from the Médrano circus. Paris, 1950.
45528-3 DG
Circus-acrobats.
43297-11 DG
Clowns Mais and Grock (from left to right).
42677-7 DG
Clown. Photograph by Léopold Mercier.
42677-6 DG
Clown. Photograph by Léopold Mercier.
13643-14 DG
Circus : clown riding a bicycle. France, circa 1935.
13642-20 DG
Circus : tamed horse. France, circa 1935.
13642-19 DG
Circus : tamed horses. France, circa 1935.
13645-2 DG
Circus : trapeze artist. France, circa 1935.
13642-12 DG
Circus : tamer and tiger. France, circa 1935.
13645-1 DG
Circus : trapeze artist. France, circa 1935.
13645-11 DG
Circus : horsewoman. France, circa 1935.
7132-12 DG
Marcel Marceau (1923-2007), French mime artist. Paris, Winter circus, February 1962.
6743-6 DG
Acrobats. France, early 20th century.
5080-3 DG
Clowns in their dressing room. France, around 1930.
5033-17 DG
Moscow Circus. Acrobat. Paris, April 1958.