Tim Torkildson and Steve Smith when they were working as Goodwill Ambassadors for the Greatest Show on Earth   

A collection of old and rare circus clown photos provided by Frank and Violet Rehak and edited by Chappie Fox. Some great stuff in here. Unf...

  Christy McDonald Atkinson's walkaround from Clown College 1989. I look at that prop and just imagine trying to make it through some of...

The Board of Directors of the International Clown Hall of Fame and Research Center are supremely happy to announce the 2025 Inductees! We fe...

  Garry "Otis" Irvingwhite and Robert "Onionhead" Dunn on Universoul Circus. 

  Toby Circus Ballantine, son of Ringling clown, artist, author, and dean of Clown College, Bill Ballantine, photographed by Marc Hauser in ...

  Here is Trey Key performing a Barnum's Animal Crackers walk around when he was a student in the Ringling Clown College class of 1990. ...

  Otto, photographed at the Boston Garden in 1955 by P. Tharp.

Here's wishing everyone a wonderful, laughter filled 2025!  

  I have never seen this photo of Lou before, but it is pretty darned awesome. 

Grock- Taquineries 1997 Grock- Le Petit Violon Enchanté 1994 Two wonderful pieces of art from Laurent Diercksen, who wrote the 1999 book, ...

  Rie Sekine, a graduate of the Clown College Japan class of 1990 and the only CCJ grad to perform on the American Ringling show (Blue Unit ...

  Just look at those happy harlequins, just ready to tickle your funny bone!  Some very.....interesting makeups in this group! Would appreci...

  Avoid the crowds and trampling! Get the perfect gift for the clown lover in your life during our Black Friday Sale. 20% off all items onli...

The female members of the 1979 Ringling Red Unit Clown Alley. From left to right Tina (Stotts) Kitt, Peggy Williams, Ruthie Chaddock, Danise...

  David Nicksay, Frosty Little, Keith Crary, Lou Jacobs, Barbara Nadel, and David Wisniewski celebrate the 4th of July, 1973 with a big ol...

As we get closer to Thanksgiving we humbly ask for your support to help the International Clown Hall of Fame. Created in 1986, our museum ce...

  Ernie Burch looking fabulous on the Ringling show under canvas. 

  Longtime circus clown Mike Snider fresh out of the Ringling Clown College class of 1978. After a brief stint on the Ringling Blue Unit, Mi...