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423739
  • Title
    Traditional travelling circuses, 2001 / photographed by Brendan Esposito
  • Creator
  • Call number
    PXD 697/12-25
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    2001
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    423739
  • Physical Description
    Photographs - 36.1 x 50.8cm - hinged to folded interleaving - 14 silver gelatin photoprints
  • ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

    Esposito spent three months in 2001 photographing the last eleven traditional travelling circuses in Australia, taking over 3500 photographs
  • Scope and Content
    12. Clown selling show bags as a side business. Burton's Circus, Pine Rivers, Qld
    13. Circus lion. Burton's Circus, Pine Rivers, Qld
    14. Contortionist. Burton's Circus, Pine Rivers, Qld
    15. Trapeze artists and ringmaster. Burton's Circus, Pine Rivers, Qld
    16. End of show with Australian flags and backflip to audience. Burton's Circus, Pine Rivers, Qld
    17. Clown lowers his daughter to centre stage to perform with hula hoops. Circus Sunrise, Broadbeach, Qld
    18. Clowns backstage. Joseph Ashton's Circus, Liverpool
    19. Nicola, contortionist. Joseph Ashton's Circus, Liverpool
    20. Ronny - organises horses, monkeys and elephants. Stardust, Gosford
    21. Dancing horses and trainer. Stardust Circus, Gosford
    22. Lion act. Lennon Bros Circus, The Entrance
    23. Stafford Bullen and elephants. Lennon Bros Circus, The Entrance
    24. Circus audience. Robinson's Family Circus, Cowra
    25. Child performer with dogs changes into costume in cattle truck. Perry Bros Circus, Phillip Island, Vic.
  • Copying Conditions
    Reproduction Restricted
  • General note

    Titled by photographer (from notes held on ML file)
    Copy of exhibition catalogue held with collection
    This collection comprises a selection of 14 of the 54 photographs exhibited in the Roll Up! Roll Up! exhibition
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