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Lot # 860: 1950's Emmett Kelly, "Legendary Clown" DBL WT Intimate Portrait Photo by H.A. Atwell

Category: Entertainment

Starting Bid: $25.00

Bids: 1 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Summer Premier Auction 2020",
which ran from 7/24/2020 12:00 AM to
8/8/2020 8:00 PM



Large and intimate 1950's double weight portrait photo of the greatest of clowns, Emmett Kelly in full make up. He transformed his job into an art form and he is widely regarded as the most popular and successful of all time! A really beautiful image in great condition and a high quality specimen of vintage photography and stamped by the most famous of all circus photographers H.A. Atwell on the back. His finest photograph we have ever handled and offered here for the first time ever fresh out of a newspaper archive! Photo has a few light creases but mostly only visible when tilted to the light.

Size: 7.5x9.5
Designation: Vintage 1
Condition: 4/5
Quality: 5/5
Overall Grade: 9/10

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