lawson-wood-american-1878-1957-ringling-bros-and-barnum-bailey-circus-poster
Lot 321
Lawson Wood (American, 1878-1957), Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus Poster
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Lithographic poster in colors, some elements of offset lithography, 1943, with copyright information lower right, linen backed, unframed.

Sheet Size 27 3/4 x 41 3/4 in.

Vintage Circus Posters, Estate of B. Thomas M. Smith, Sr., Petersburg, Virginia . Smith established this extensive collection of circus and theater posters over the course of 40 years, between 1936 and the early 1970s. Portions of his collection are now held by the Ringling Circus Museum, Sarasota, Florida and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture, Washington, DC.

Condition A-/B+: some repaired loss in banner; light toning. Professionally restored and linen backed.