Original Sells and Gray Circus 1969 Screenprint Poster on Board wooden spool timer Published by The Studio Publications

Published by The Studio Publications

this one has a wonderfully warm patina

This is an original pen and black ink drawing by William Charles Palmer (signed and dated 1940 right above "Cephalopoda") executed on rice paper

It measures 2 1/4" across at lip and 1 3/4" across at base

Original Sells and Gray Circus 1969 Screenprint Poster on Board wooden spool timer Published by The Studio PublicationsThis fantastic original 1969 poster for me perfectly encapsulates the sort of excitement one must have felt when the traveling circus was coming to town and what a clown! A little reveals that the "Sells and Gray" was indeed celebrating its 66th year in 1969, and was owned by the Acme Circus Operating Corporation, which also owned and operated the Clyde Beatty Cole Bros and The King Bros. Circus. It was a mid size show, but especially known for its