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Thursday, November 8, 2018
Fact of the Day: Jester Clowns
Inspired by the jesters of European royalty/nobility, clowns as a modern "artform" didn't appear until the 18th century but didn't stabilize in what exactly made a "clown" until the 20th century.
That picture looks like Emmett Kelly a very famous clown who always looked sad. He was a witness to that horrible circus fire, Hartford Circus Fire where over 160 people died. The only t8me he was seen crying.
I never liked the clowns as a kid, they frightened me.
ReplyDeleteSo they're stable? Hmmmm
ReplyDeleteI can take them or leave them,, not a big fan, that scary one from the movies ruined it for me!
ReplyDeleteThat picture looks like Emmett Kelly a very famous clown who always looked sad. He was a witness to that horrible circus fire, Hartford Circus Fire where over 160 people died. The only t8me he was seen crying.
ReplyDeleteInteresting.
ReplyDeleteAwesome!
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty interesting, but I'm definitely not a clown person, even as a kid. Hugs...RO
ReplyDeletePretty interesting
ReplyDeleteYou have a pretty good clown occupying 1600 Penn. Avenue at present.
ReplyDeleteActually a very dangerous clown.
Colin
Clowns were creepy to me some decades ago. Never knew their origin.
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