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Auction History Result 2z207 DAN RICE 3 RING CIRCUS linen circus poster '36 art of clowns, trapeze, lion, tiger & elephant! Date Sold 5/4/2010 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Linenbacked Circus Poster (measures 28 1/4" x 42" [72 x 107 cm]) (Learn More) The Dan Rice Circus (also known as the "Dan Rice 3 Ring Circus") was founded in 1848 by entertainer Dan Rice. Rice was a man of many talents, and in the span of his career he was a clown, animal trainer, songwriter, commentator, political humorist, strong man, actor, director, producer, dancer, and politician (he ran for Senate, Congress, and President of the United States but dropped out of each race). During the height of his career, Rice was a household name and he coined the terms "One Horse Show", "Greatest Show on Earth", and "Jump on the Bandwagon" began when Rice invited Presidential candidate Zachary Taylor to ride on Rice's circus bandwagon. However, with changes in circus venues and popular culture after the Civil War, his legendary talents have gradually slipped into almost total historical obscurity such that in 2001, biographer David Carlyon called him "the most famous man you've never heard of". If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Condition: good to very good. The poster had minor wear on the folds and some creases, small tears, and faint stains around the edges. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was simply mounted onto a thin linen and no restoration was performed, and it has picked up some additional small tears in the bottom border since it was backed, and parts of that border are now "lifting" from the thin linen (but any restorer could properly re-back it, and it would require little paint restoration). Learn More about condition grades 
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