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Clown
Thomas Hart Benton
1920s
Clown
Rudolf Kalvach
1907
Equestrian clown
Waylande Gregory
ca. 1935–40
Lady Clown
Walt Kuhn
Clown (Harlequin)
Louis Schanker
ca. 1937
Clown Forming
Krishna Reddy
1981
Clown in cubist costume
Sergey Chekhonin
1926
Clown and Circus Tent
Bruce Davidson
1958
Clown Balancing Boxes
Mary Beth McKenzie
2002
[Boy in Clown Costume]
Alex Harris
1972
Grimaldi The Clown
Daniel Faust
1985, printed 2013
Clown on a Unicycle
Dayton Brandfield
1935–43
Lovers and clown
Derby Porcelain Manufactory
ca. 1755
Lovers and clown
Derby Porcelain Manufactory
ca. 1765–70
Clown with a Black Wig
Walt Kuhn
1930
28. Jahresblatt: Clown am Spiegel
Erich Heckel
1958
Cover for 'El Clown Mexicano: Cuaderno No. 6', a clown tugging at his pants
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1894
The Horse, the Rider, and the Clown, plate V from the illustrated book "Jazz"
Henri Matisse
1947
Theatrical costume for a male clown
Vincente Minnelli
1933–39
Two clown costumes, red and black
Sergey Sudeykin
n.d.
Avenue des Gobelins
Eugène Atget
1927
Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque)
Georges Seurat
1887–88
Street Show (Paillasse) (recto); a clown playing a drum (verso)
Honoré Daumier
1825–79
Seated Harlequin
Pablo Picasso
1901
A clown standing with one hand on his hip and an elephant peering out from behind a curtain, illustration for 'El Clown Mexicano (The Mexican Clown)' published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1880–1910 (a later impression)
Clown Bird, bakery insert card from the Pinocchio Circus Performers series (D64)
Walt Disney Productions
1930–1939
Self-Portrait in Clown Costume; Verso: Sketches of the Torsos of Five Nude Women with their Arms Extended
James Ensor
1895
Clown, bakery insert card from the Pinocchio Circus Performers series (D64)
Walt Disney Productions
1930–1939
Clown, bakery insert card from the Pinocchio Circus Performers series (D64)
Walt Disney Productions
1930–1939
Clown, bakery insert card from the Pinocchio Circus Performers series (D64)
Walt Disney Productions
1930–1939
An Elongated Man with Two Women Telling Tales of an Old Clown and a Young Girl, from 347 Suite
Pablo Picasso
1968
Clown and Bear, from The Circus series (E44) issued by Messer's Gum
Messer's Gum
ca. 1910
Clown and Trick Dog, from The Circus series (E44) issued by Messer's Gum
Messer's Gum
ca. 1910
Clown hoop, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 3) issued by Kinney Bros.
Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company
1889
Clowns
Charles Demuth
1916
Clown riding donkey, from the Circus Caramels series (E43) issued by the American Caramel Company to promote Circus Caramels
American Caramel Company, Philadelphia
1910
Clown walking on stilts, from the Circus Caramels series (E43) issued by the American Caramel Company to promote Circus Caramels
American Caramel Company, Philadelphia
1910
Clown holding large bat, from the Circus Caramels series (E43) issued by the American Caramel Company to promote Circus Caramels
American Caramel Company, Philadelphia
1910
Clown holding watermelon, from the Circus Caramels series (E43) issued by the American Caramel Company to promote Circus Caramels
American Caramel Company, Philadelphia
1910
Clown balancing on ball, from the Circus Caramels series (E43) issued by the American Caramel Company to promote Circus Caramels
American Caramel Company, Philadelphia
1910