Clowns

Marc Chagall
Musical Clown
four-color lithograph on paper
28 3/16 x 19 1/16 in. (71.5 x 48.3 cm);32 1/8 x 26 1/8 in. (81.44 x 66.2 cm);28 3/16 x 19 11/16 in. (71.5 x 50 cm);26 1/8 x 18 1/8 in. (66.2 x 45.9 cm)
Gift of the Marvin Felheim Collection
A porcelain inkwell in the shape of a clown. The clown is sitting with his arms around his legs.  He is wearing a green costume with a light purple ruff, trimmed in black.
Artist Unknown
Harlequin Inkwell with porcelain clown, "D&P" 5406
porcelain
4 5/16 in. x 2 3/8 in. x 2 3/8 in. ( 11 cm x 6 cm x 6 cm )
Gift in loving memory of Donald Maxwell Robiner from his family
Children outside playing, a girl in front is wearing a clown costume and has a painted face.
Artist Unknown
Untitled
black and white photograph on Kodak paper
11 in x 14 in (27.94 cm x 35.56 cm)
Gift from the Collection of David S. Rosen MD, MPH
Overall black, red, yellow, white and blue. Image of a clown leaning forward. There are two smaller figures facing him on either side.
Georgy Stenberg; Vladimir Stenberg
Death Loop
lithograph on buff wove paper, laid down on canvas
40 5/16 x 27 1/2 in. (102.24 x 69.85 cm);36 7/8 x 24 1/2 in. (93.66 x 62.23 cm)
Gift of James T. Van Loo
Jean Lurçat
L'arlequin
color etching with hand-coloring on paper
13 7/8 in x 10 1/4 in (35.24 cm x 26.04 cm)
Bequest of Florence L. Stol
Andrée Ruellan
Circus Talk
graphite on white paper
9 3/4 in x 12 5/8 in (24.77 cm x 32.07 cm);9 3/4 in x 12 5/8 in (24.77 cm x 32.07 cm)
Museum Purchase
Jean Lurçat
L'arlequin et la jardiniere
color etching with hand-coloring on paper
11 1/4 in x 7 1/2 in (28.58 cm x 19.05 cm);9 5/8 in x 6 1/4 in (24.45 cm x 15.88 cm);10 5/8 in x 7 1/16 in (26.99 cm x 17.94 cm);14 1/8 in x 11 5/16 in (35.88 cm x 28.73 cm);9 in x 6 in (22.86 cm x 15.24 cm);13 3/16 in x 10 15/16 in (33.5 cm x 27.78 cm)
Bequest of Florence L. Stol
In this vertical print we see what is presumably a family group of harlequins. At the back is a tall man in a pointed hat, wearing a mask with an elongated nose, playing a guitar. In front of him is a seated woman breastfeeding a baby. Next to her is a young adult or a child standing and gesturing to her with his right hand. He is holding an instrument and wearing a diamond checkered costume. 
Gino Severini
Die Familie des Harlekin
lithograph on paper
12 in x 8 1/16 in (30.5 cm x 20.5 cm);22 in x 18 in (55.88 cm x 45.72 cm);18 1/4 in x 11 3/4 in (46.3 cm x 29.8 cm)
Museum Purchase
Francisco del Campo
Performing Dogs at the Circus
oil on canvas
19 15/16 in x 41 9/16 in (50.64 cm x 105.57 cm);25 1/2 in x 47 in (64.77 cm x 119.38 cm)
Bequest of Henry C. Lewis
Russell Limbach
Balance
lithograph on paper
12 ⅞ in x 8 ¾ in (32.7 cm x 22.23 cm)
Allocated by the U.S. Government Commissioned through the New Deal art projects
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Los Proverbios (also known as "Los Disparates"), plate 14: Alegrias antruejo, que mañana seras ceniza ("Rejoice, carnival, for tomorrow thou wilt be ashes") or Disparate de carnabal (Carnival folly)
aquatint and etching on paper
9 5/8 in x 13 3/4 in (24.45 cm x 34.92 cm);18 in x 22 in (45.72 cm x 55.88 cm);8 1/4 in x 12 11/16 in (20.96 cm x 32.23 cm);9 5/8 in x 13 3/4 in (24.45 cm x 34.92 cm);11 3/4 in x 17 1/16 in (29.85 cm x 43.34 cm)
Transfer from the University Library
Augustus Peck
Jo
etching on paper
9 15/16 in x 5 1/16 in (25.24 cm x 12.86 cm);9 15/16 in x 5 1/16 in (25.24 cm x 12.86 cm)
Allocated by the U.S. Government Commissioned through the New Deal art projects

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31 Collection Object Sources

Musical Clown (1983/1.248)
Untitled (2014/2.168)
Death Loop (2013/2.222)
L'arlequin (1968/1.91)
Circus Talk (1951/1.28)
Balance (1943.80)
Jo (1943.104)
Harlequin (2011/2.161)
The Dreamer (2004/2.103)
Camel (1969/2.91)
Five Musicians (2008/2.168)
Out to Lunch (2004/2.102)
The Big Boss (2004/2.104)

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