Fountain, Robert / Coward, Malcolm (illustrator) / Whitcombe, Susie (illustrator).

The Art of the Traditional Circus: A History of the Circus and its Artists.

Askham, Palette Press, 2011. 27.5 cm x 21 cm. VIII, 216 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent, as new condition. Signed by the author Robert Fountain on the titlepage.

Includes for example the following chapters: The Origins of the Circus (1550 – 1850): Fairs, menageries, riding schools and carousels / Philip Astley (1742 – 1814) Creator of the Art of the Modern Circus, Army career, Astley’s Amphitheatres / Andrew Ducrow (1792 – 1841): His Equestrian Art. “The Emberor of Horse Flesh” / French Circus Artists: Toulouse- Lautrec , Edgar Degas , James Tissot, Marc Chagall, Rernand Leger / Somer Early Masters of the Circus Arts: Joesph Grimaldi, Chevalier Blondin, Jules Leotard, Carnline Loyo, John Bill Ricketts / Bertram Mills Circus (1920 – 1966) /: Bertram Mills, the Master of Circus Art / Chipperfield’s and Billy Smart’s Circuses / The Art of Today’s Cricuses. Duffys, Fossetts, Gerbola, The Great European Circus, Gerry Cottle’s Children’s Circus, Giffords, Alexis Gruss, Cirque d’Hiver, Circus Krone, The Great British Circus / Learning the Circus Arts. Circus schools / The Future of the Traditional Circus etc.

″A Unique History of the Circus…Through it’s Art and it’s Artists: ‘The Art of the Traditional Circus’ outlines the history of this unique, beguiling, travelling festival of fun, danger and skill and is both embellished and amplified by the work of artists who were seduced by it’s spectacle. The illustrations, mostly in colour, include paintings by 52 artists, among them: Fernand Leger, Degas, Seurat, Toulouse Lautrec, Jack Yeats, Dame Laura Knight, Edward Seago, Lucy Kemp-Welch, Gilbert Holiday, Bertha Bennet Burleigh, Stewart Waghorn and Sandy Davidson. Contemporary artists Malcolm Coward and Susie Whitcombe. Author Robert Fountain has had a life-long interest in horses and art. He was a founder trustee and former executive chairman of The British Sporting Art Trust. Malcolm Coward and Susie Whitcombe are among the best equestrian artists in the world. Also includes an Introduction by Circus Impressario Gerry Cottle. ″ (Amazon)

• Keywords: Catalogue Four – International Art · Circus · Cultural History · History · History of Art · Theatre – Rare
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9780955613869
• Inventory Number: 72793AB

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