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Acrobat Clown, 1975
pendant
Silver and gold

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.045

Plaster mother mold with rubber mold and wax core of the arm for the Acrobat Clown. Mold is bound with a plastic zip tie.

Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core of the right hand and paw of the Acrobat Clown. Mold is bound with a plastic zip tie.

Two section plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core. Written on mold is "Acrobat Clown". Mold is bound with a plastic zip tie.

Small scale plaster Acrobat Clown model. Proper right arm and dog are not attached but are by the body. There is also a ball for the top of the foot with the sculpture that is unattached.

Plaster full-scale Acrobat Clown. There are 13 sections that make up the complete figure.

Three piece plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core. "Acrobat Clown Dog" in red marker written on the mold.

Clay dog head for acrobat clown. Head is on a metal pipe, used as an armature, attached to wood board.

Plaster body section of Acrobat Clown missing arms and dog. There is also an unattached ball for the foot with the figure.

Plaster proper right arm, to elbow, plaster with pin to hold dog.

Plaster proper left arm, to elbow, plaster with pin to…

Acrobat Clown, 1938
Bronze, cast 1988

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.042

Although the first clowns date back to ancient times, the descendants of modern clowns were the traveling minstrels of the Middle Ages. They wore…