Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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- Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 2: Circus Arts / Audio
- Extent
- 1 Sound recording (digital audio file)
- Date
- 2017 June 29
- Archival Repository
- Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
- Identifier
- CFCH.SFF.2017, Item SFF2017_0629_Circus_Arts_Circus_Stories_0003
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
- Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
- Existence and Location of Copies
- Listening copies available
- Scope and Contents
- Jennifer Lemmer-Posey (presenter); Dominique Jando; Rodney Huey; Jennifer Lemmer-Posey Circus clowns emerged in the late eighteenth to early nineteenth century and are an important act in the circus arts. Bozo the Clown and Ronald McDonald helped direct the humorous performance toward children. However, starting in the 1980s, the phenomenon of the scary clown swept through popular culture. With the increased social fear of clowns today, the circus has changed its clown performances.
- Collection Restrictions
- Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.
- Record ID
- ebl-1539633103486-1539633103503-1
