These images date from the early 1940s to the late 1950s and depict clowns, who have always been an essential part of the circus. #1 24-sheet billboard with a picture of Pat Valdo as a white-face clown. #2 Albert White, a clown in The Good Old Times spec wardrobe. #3 Paul Jerome, a clown with a pitcher and lamp.

Joseph Grimaldi – credited with being "the first whiteface clown" — in an homage to Grimaldi, circus clowns began referring to themselves and each other as "Joey"s, and the term 'joey' is now a synonym for clown

Circus clowns are a sub-genre of clowns. They typically perform at circuses and are meant to amuse, entertain and make guests laugh. There are traditionally three basic types of clowns that appear in the circus: the whiteface, the auguste and the character.

Jul 18, 2017 · Check out these vintage circus photos from the early 20th century, when audiences crammed into tents to witness spectacles of danger. The Ringling Brothers Circus shuttered in 2017. Before they closed, this is what the company — and others like it — offered the masses.

Dec 23, 2013 · list of Famous Clowns of the circus, stage, screen and television. Ranging from Shakespeare's clown to the Three Stooges to circus clowns.

Feb 8, 2025 · A collection of old and rare circus clown photos provided by Frank and Violet Rehak and edited by Chappie Fox. Some great stuff in here. Unfortunately there is also Jack Harris....

Jun 14, 2023 · When a tent full of circus lovers erupts with laughter at the sight of a ruby-nosed clown, nobody there would think to describe the clown’s face as a work of art. Yet clown make-up has become a folk art as genuine as cigar-store Indians or hillbilly songs.

Circus clowns category - articles and photo galleries of famous circus clowns. Clowns from America, Europe and elsewhere. Ringling, Cole Brothers, …

May 8, 2017 · For two centuries, clowns represented hilarity, and the folklife of circus appealed across the spectrum of American life: rich, middle-class, working-class, young, old, parents, toddlers, teens, rural, city, all regions, all races, all political affiliations.

Jul 28, 2022 · These images of clowns, who have always been an integral part of the circus, were captured in the saturated colors of Kodachrome slides and date from the early 1940s to the late 1950s. Take a look: Albert White, a clown in The Good Old Times spec wardrobe.