CIRCUS POSTER BARNUM & BAILEY Vintage1912 Japenese Strongmen

$1,995.00

1912 BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS POSTER
Japanese Strongmen Attraction

Gorgeous 100 year old Barnum & Bailey circus poster, with stunning artwork . Also, upper left images of PT Barnum and JA Bailey.

Description: one sheet from the Strobridge Litho Co. with images of a Congress of Japan's famous strong men, gladiators, wrestlers, Ju-Jitsu and athletic champions. Very slight edge wear.

Condition: NM, and has been professionally linen backed.

Size: 40" X 30 3/8". See click-able, enlargeable images above and below

Strobridge, the outstanding American lithography company, produced many of the best circus and Wild West advertising posters of the late 1800's and early 1900's, particularly the outstanding posters for the Barnum & Bailey Circus, "the Greatest Show on Earth." The coloration and crisp detailing of these Strobridge posters makes them instantly recognizable to advanced collectors, even the versions that were executed in other languages. That's right, Strobridge would produce posters in the U. S. for the big shows that they would take with them for use overseas

Strobridge Lithography Company BIO:
The Strobridge Lithography Company created some of the most artistically stunning posters in the 19th, and early 20th century. In the genre of vintage posters they produced "masterpieces"!. Strobridge was founded in Cincinnati in 1847 by Elijah Middleton and eventually bought out by one of its workers, Hines Strobridge, remaining open until 1971. Offices were located in downtown Cincinnati, Norwood, and New York City. Strobridge was most famous for its circus posters, often producing them for The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey. Libraries and museums all over America, including the Smithsonian and the Library of Congress, hold examples of Strobridge’s “Amazing American Circus Poster.” However, because the Strobridge firm was based in Cincinnati, Cincinnatians are fortunate to be in the vicinity of many of the greatest Strobridge collections. In addition to the Archives & Rare Books Library, the Cincinnati Public Library and Cincinnati Art Museum are valuable resources for Strobridge enthusiasts.

Note: Cvtreasures stamp NOT on original poster