A number of years ago, 1992 to be exact, I did some ad and poster art for a locally owned one ring circus. The King Royal Brothers Circus had it's office on the far south side of town and it was a modest little place as I recall. They wanted a poster for their upcoming season that showed a clown, a showgirl and an elephant. The pay wasn't much but it was an interesting job so I took it. Pictured above is the ad art for it. Directly above it is the one of the posters I made for them. I'm not particularly proud of the work but it was good at the time and I learned a lot from working on them. Somewhere in this house id the second poster and if I find it you'll see it or maybe not. It's nothing to write home about either.
Hi, I purchased a vintage circus poster today so naturally I googled it to see what I could find out about it. Your blog is all that I found. I'm just curious if you have any other info on the King Royal Bros circus? The poster I purchased looks like it's from the 50's or 60's but really I have no idea. Anyway if you have any info that you could pass along I would appreciate it.
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DeleteHello Sara.
I don't know too much about that circus other than what I posted. But it was performed under a tent with the usual variety of circus acts both animal and people. I'm not even sure if that circus is still in existence. I know some folks who might be able to shed some light on that show. I'll get back with whatever info they can provide as soon as possible.
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