Wood, Lawson
"Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey"

Lawson Wood. "Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey." 

Ca. 1943. 26 1/4 x 39 3/4. Off-set color lithograph.  Twelve inch tear into image right hand side skillfully repaired with a repaired three inch tear above.  Two repaired tears into image at top with discoloration along tears from old tape glue residue.  Acrylic paint applied to hide discoloration as best as possible.  Small portions of margin corners filled with matching paper.  Light creases and wrinkles in image.  Some wear, wrinkles and scattered stains in margins.  Else, fine condition.

An amusing poster of chimpanzees waiting in line to pay an elephant for admission into the circus.