Barnum Bailey

When Barnum and Bailey’s “Greatest Show on Earth” rolled into American towns . . . daily life abruptly stopped.

In 1907 it acquired the Barnum & Bailey Circus, merging them in 1919 to become Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus, promoted as The Greatest Show on Earth.

Gelatin silver print, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collectio...

Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (241 x 190 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland...

Eric Edward Esper The Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus Fire of 1944 oil on canvas 27h x 42w in 68.58h x 106.68w cm EEE011 Eric Edward Esper After obtaining my BFA in Illus...

Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in ink on recto Gelatin Silver Print Image- 17-1/2 x 14 inchesMatted 24 x 20 inches Edition 12 of 50

A very good looking well made and decorative Large Vintage Barnum & Bailey Circus Wagon Elephant Bears & Monkey A wonderfully theatrical and exceptionally decorative large-s...

Gargantua, a headliner with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus from 1937 to 1949 was quite possibly the most famous circus animal of the 20th century.

But decades ago the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus wowed their crowds with gorillas.

Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (241 x 190 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Ro...

Chromolithograph titled 'Barnum'. Lithograph of P. T. Barnum. Phineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman, businessman, and politician, remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes a...

This poster promotes the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus for the Greatest Show on Earth.

This vintage terracotta lion, attributed to have originated out of The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Florida, USA. This African lion is featured with a wrapped head of f...

Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland...

Additional Details: Original circus poster for Barnum and Bailey's Circus. The poster is missing the bottom banner which is usually mailed to the performance venue which includes the...

Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland...

Windsor Gelatin silver print, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler C...

This is an original lithographic print created in the late 1960's by an anonymous artist. It features two striking lions who were part of the exciting performance that year. This i...

He designed Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and the Ice Capades for many years.

He designed Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and the Ice Capades for many years.

This is an original lithographic print created in the late 1960's by an anonymous artist. It features two striking lions who were part of the exciting performance that year. This i...

In 1977, the publication of his book “Jungle Fables”, for which he both wrote the text and executed the paintings, was a collection of rhymes on “Vice and Virtue” that gave a new dim...

(they show many important artists including Gaston Sebire, Gen Paul, Jean Pierre Cassigneul, Jean Dufy, Ronnie Landfield, Nicola Simbari and Paul Aizpiri. Ringling Brothers, Barnum &...

(they show many important artists including Gaston Sebire, Gen Paul, Jean Pierre Cassigneul, Jean Dufy, Ronnie Landfield, Nicola Simbari and Paul Aizpiri. Ringling Brothers, Barnum &...

He designed all the sets for Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus’ entire show in 1956, was an illustration contributor for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar and a member of the jury at the...

In 1977, the publication of his book “Jungle Fables”, for which he both wrote the text and executed the paintings, was a collection of rhymes on “Vice and Virtue” that gave a new dim...

In 1977, the publication of his book “Jungle Fables”, for which he both wrote the text and executed the paintings, was a collection of rhymes on “Vice and Virtue” that gave a new dim...

In 1977, the publication of his book “Jungle Fables”, for which he both wrote the text and executed the paintings, was a collection of rhymes on “Vice and Virtue” that gave a new dim...

Beginning in April 1932, Curry spent about 10 weeks traveling with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and making sketches. Following the death of his wife in July of that ...

While a student, he worked for the National Police Gazette where, in 1925, one of his assignments was sketching the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Calder became fascinate...

While a student, he worked for the National Police Gazette where, in 1925, one of his assignments was sketching the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Calder became fascinate...

His pictures of animals in the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago and the Barnum and Bailey Circus attracted wide attention.

For live shows, White designed costumes, including the elephants, for Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and the Ice Capades.

It is a reissued poster by Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey from 1971 of one of their original early 1883 promotional circus posters.

Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (241 x 190 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s)...

To commemorate their 100th anniversary, in 1971, Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey, produced reissues of some of their select and most famous authentic posters dating from 1883...

His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus ...

(Wally Findlay Galleries have shown him alongside many important artists including Gaston Sebire, Gen Paul, Jean Pierre Cassigneul, Jean Dufy, Nicola Simbari, Francois Gall, Michel H...

The success of artist Emmett Kelly's Weary Willie portrayal garnered him movie roles, figurines based on his likeness, and a spot with Ringling Brothers' Barnum and Bailey Circus. Fi...

Aside from the magazine covers, he was most well-known for a popular tiger illustration for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey’s Circus, and several series of government pos...

To commemorate their 100th anniversary, in 1971, Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey, produced reissues of some of their select and most famous authentic posters dating from 1883...

To commemorate their 100th anniversary, in 1971, Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey, produced reissues of some of their select and most famous authentic posters dating from 1883...

He became increasingly distant, and when the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus was in town, he religiously attended.

He became increasingly distant, and when the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus was in town, he religiously attended.

He lived the hobo life, joined the Sparks and then Barnum and Bailey circuses, later working as a thresher in the wheat fields of the Great Plains.

He lived the hobo life, joined the Sparks and then Barnum and Bailey circuses, later working as a thresher in the wheat fields of the Great Plains.

He lived the hobo life, joined the Sparks and then Barnum and Bailey circuses, later working as a thresher in the wheat fields of the Great Plains.