John Collier ~ Field of daisies and orange flowers, possibly hawkweed, Vermont, 1943 [LOC]
Daisies
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Performing Dogs
Mary Ellen Mark ~ National Circus of Vietnam, 1994
Le Cirque vu par Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick ~ Circus, 1948
Cinderella and Prince Charming
Beauty, Sacred and Profane
Loomis Dean, Los Angeles, February 15, 1954
Actress Rita Moreno demonstrating the “innocent heroine” and the “sexy-wild” type.
Uncle Soapy
aka. Duane Thorpe [1924-1995]
Inducted into the 2000 Clown Hall of Fame. Duane “Uncle Soapy” Thorpe is one of the few clowns to have had a successful career while working for only one circus. (Although Duane was in his fair share of soap gags through the years, his moniker was actually based on a family nickname.) A professional dancer, Duane sought a job with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey for the fresh air and good food. He was given a job in the wardrobe department. Before long, he was learning to be a web sitter for the aerial ballet. In 1950 he made it to Clown Alley and stayed there until 1986. Duane’s list of accomplishments is quite lengthy. A prolific producing clown, he created ring gags, track gags, and numerous walkarounds.
British Rabbits
Hans Grüneberg, 15 November 1947
“On a table top in Reginald Freeman’s butcher shop in Barking outside of London, England, two young rabbits named Junior and Mr. Walker padded back and forth on their forefeet before an admiring crowd. Mr Freeman, used to his rabbits’ habits, took a seat in the corner. To people who wondered why the rabbits walked this way, he explained that the rabbits simply like to. Both have been doing it since they were born. Mr. Walker the elder rabbit, started right off walking on his forefeet. Junior, a female, at first experimented with the more conventional four-legged method but after watching Mr. Walker for a while switched to his two-legged style. Mr. Freeman asked a veterinarian about all this and was told the rabbits’ spinal muscles were underdeveloped and they walked on two legs because it was easier” (spinal cord neural tube defects).
A Girl with a Kitten
Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, 1745 [The National Gallery]
Le plus ancien portrait au pastel que nous connaissions de Perronneau se trouve à la Galerie nationale de Londres (n° 3588 ; il porte, en haut et à droite, la signature de l’artiste ainsi orthographiée: Perronneau, et la date: Aoust 1743. Il représente une petite fille tenant un chat ). Elle regarde de face, quoique tournée de droite à gauche ; elle est habillée d’une manière solennelle qui contraste, d’une façon piquante, avec l’ingénuité de son âge. Avec cette robe de damas bleu, brodée de chèvrefeuille rouge, largement décolletée, aux engageantes de dentelle, avec ce bras nu, avec ce ruban bleu noué autour du cou, avec ces petites fleurs roses et blanches passées dans les cheveux, avec ses yeux grands ouverts qui mangent la figure, on dirait une petite maîtresse ou de ces enfants qui parodient une tenue de cour.
➔ Jean-Baptiste Perronneau ~ Sa Vie et son Oeuvre, 1923
The Wizard of Baghdad
In ancient Baghdad, a genie helps a prince and princess occupy the throne instead of the evil Sultan.
Vis-à-vis de Gala
Salvador Dali, 1935-1937
➔ Barcelona Design
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