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Alar the Human Arrow at Barnum and Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth

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  • 280gsm smooth matte fine art paper
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Alar the Human Arrow at Barnum and Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth

Advertisement in colour lithograph printed by Courier, Buffalo

England, 20th century

 

The image is of Pansy Chinnery mid-way through a paper hoop in the air. She is surrounded by other trapeze artists of The Flying Zedoras.

 

Pansy�s older sister ran away to the circus and when their parents died Pansy went to join her. The sisters from Liverpool began performing as The Zedora Sisters and toured across America with Barnum and Bailey�s Greatest Show on Earth between 1891 and 1896.

 

Pansy is known as Pansy Zedora in the trade and was very popular on both sides of the Atlantic. During her career, Pansy never suffered any fatal consequences and died peacefully in her sleep in a nursing home in 1969 at the age of 90.

 

Custom printed on 280gsm smooth matte fine art paper.

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Standard delivery per order
UK
£5 – or FREE for orders over £60
3-6 working days
Europe
£20
6-10 working days
Rest of World
£30
10-14 working days

Custom prints

 

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Custom print delivery (UK only)
Unframed
£9 per order – or FREE for orders over £60
6-10 working days
Framed
£15 per print – or FREE for orders over £60
6-10 working days

 

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Additional details

PAPER:

We use fine art paper sourced from UK paper mills for our prints. The paper type has been chosen to best suit the original artwork.

INKS:

Each artwork is giclée printed using archival quality inks.

MOUNT:

Acid free, extra thick smooth white mount board with a white core.

GLAZING:

We use clear acrylic glazing for safety and longevity.

FRAMING:

Framed by hand in Sussex by skilled craftsmen using responsibly sourced materials, the finished product has a taped back and is supplied ready to hang.

PACKAGING:

Each print is carefully packaged to ensure safe transportation, using 100% recyclable materials. 

COPYRIGHT:

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