“Circus and the City: New York 1793-2010” opens on Friday at the Bard Graduate Center Galleries.(18 West 86th Street, NY, NY) Glenn Collins writes that the exhibition “chronicles the rise, triumph and ultimate fragmentation of the circus through the lens of the city, making the case that the circus transformed entertainment, media and advertising and that the city itself played an important role in the evolution of the American circus.”
Some of the items on display are from the Barnum Museum of Bridgeport which is still recovering from the damage caused by a tornedo in 2010. The Barnum Museum is now open two days a week.
Click here to see some items on display.
| Phineas Taylor Barnum | |
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 Phineas Taylor Barnum photo by Mathew Brady, c.1860 |
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| Born | Phineas Taylor Barnum July 5, 1810 Bethel, Connecticut |
| Died | April 7, 1891 (aged 80) Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| Resting place | Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport |
| Known for | Opening the "Barnum and Bailey Circus" |
| Political party | Democratic (1824–54) Republican (1854–91) |
| Religion | Universalist |
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