Robert Riggs

Clown Alley
c. 1934

A black and white etching depicting a crowded and chaotic scene with various grotesque and exaggerated characters, possibly at a carnival or circus. Some figures are engaged in a dice game, while others converse or perform. The atmosphere is lively and somewhat unsettling, with a mix of human and humanoid figures in a tent-like setting filled with draped fabrics and eclectic attire.

A black and white etching depicting a crowded and chaotic scene with various grotesque and exaggerated characters, possibly at a carnival or circus. Some figures are engaged in a dice game, while others converse or perform. The atmosphere is lively and somewhat unsettling, with a mix of human and humanoid figures in a tent-like setting filled with draped fabrics and eclectic attire.

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Date
c. 1934

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 17 9/16 × 22 13/16in. (44.6 × 57.9 cm) Image: 14 7/16 × 19 1/16in. (36.7 × 48.4 cm)

Accession number
96.68.225

Publication
Printed by George C. Miller

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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