Selasa, 13 Juni 2017

American History Review: Circus and the City

Circus and the City: New York, 1793-2010 Bard Graduate Center Galleries, New York, Through February 3 The American circus was suckled in New York. As immigrant performers streamed through its port, there arose New World twists on Old World themes: three rings, the flying trapeze, human cannonballs, cycling daredevils, thrills and chills—and the first elephant …

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