From my friend Drew Richardson...
My uncle, Robert Richardson attended the Ringling School of Art in the early fifties. While there, he was also an extra in The Greatest Show on Earth.
This is one of his clown paintings he did in 1951. I don't know if they are specific clowns he saw, or just impressions he had.
He died two years ago, May 20th, at age 78. I inherited this painting. He had others but my family doesn't know what happened to them.
Because this had always been on his wall, I realized these were the first images of clowns I ever saw in my life.
A seed had been planted.
Thanks Uncle Bobby.
Foolishly,
Drew Richardson a.k.a. Drew the Dramatic Fool
http://www.DramaticFool.com
Blog: http://www.ThinkFoolishly.com
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