The Circus 1870s1950s HC TASCHEN
NEW –Book is in Brand New condition with no mentionable defects. Book does not have a remainder mark.
Creators: Linda Granfield, Noel Daniel (Edited by)
Publisher: TASCHEN
ISBN: 9783836586641
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 544 pages
On Sale Date: 4/6/2021
Dimensions: 15.1 in H | 10.4 in W | 1.9 in T | 9.9 lb Wt
Daredevils and scantily clad starlets, fearless animal trainers and startling freaks: This behind-the-scenes look at the American circus brings together original posters and lithographs as well as remarkable circus photography to explore the glamour and the grit of what was once the largest showbiz industry on earth.
In its heyday, the American circus was the largest showbiz industry the world had ever seen. From the mid-1800s to mid-1900s, traveling circuses performed for audiences of up to 14,000 per show, employed as many as 1,600 men and women, and crisscrossed the country on 20,000 miles of railroad in one season alone. The spectacle of death-defying daredevils, strapping superheroes and scantily clad starlets, fearless animal trainers, and startling freaks gripped the American imagination, outshining theater, vaudeville, comedy, and minstrel shows.
This book sheds fresh light on the circus phenomenon. With photographic gems of early circus performers, as well as original posters, lithographs, sideshow banners and engravings from the 16th to 19th centuries illustrating the worldwide roots of the circus, readers are transported to a world of thrill and skill, grit and glamor. Highlights include iconic circus photographs by Mathew Brady, Cornell Capa, Walker Evans, Weegee, and Lisette Model, and little-known circus images by Stanley Kubrick and Charles and Ray Eames.
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