Vintage Circus Clowns

Colorful clowns in vibrant costumes performing at a circus. Featuring playful expressions, bold patterns, and lively settings, evoking nostalgia and joy.

1960s CIRCUS CLOWN PHOTOGRAPHER CAMERA BIRDIE POLKA DOT COSTUME

England, Dorset, The Annual Great Dorset Steam Fair at Tarrant Hinton near Blandford Forum, Detail of Barrel Organ Conductor

Arm wrestling match, Ocean City, Maryland, 1985

LOS TELEÑECOS and PEGGY in MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND (1996), directed by BRIAN HENSON.

Nutcracker

Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney, smiling, colourful cartoon figure with a star and a ball, Cranger Kirmes carnival, Herne, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe, PublicGround, Europe

Goofy at the Disney On Ice show at the Berlin Velodrom on 13.03.2026

Cartoon character, the painter

Two Colorful Clowns Waving

Títeres de cos.

Clown spokesman at fast food restaurant in Beijing in Hebei Province, People's Republic of China

Skull at the Haunted House attraction, Pleasure Beach funfair, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Behind the mask of the AFD is the skull of Hitler, papier-mache figures, satirical float by Jacques Tilly, Rose Monday parade Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

CHICKEN RUN (2000), directed by NICK PARK and PETER LORD.

USA, New Jersey, Wildwoods. 1950's Doo-Wop architecture, happy lobster art

Maschkera, Bavarian carnival

Ausrufen des Fischertags durch den Büttel auf dem Marktplatz, Fischertag in Memmingen, Unterallgäu, Allgäu, Bayern, Deutschland, Europa *** callout of Fishing days through the Bailiff at the Marketplace, Fischertag in Memmingen, Unterallgäu, Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe 1031608995

PEPINO Y ROSITA MUÑECOS DE GUIÑOL.

TIM BURTON'S NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993), directed by HENRY SELICK.

Clowns Hector and Yann Rossi, Les Rossyann, Circus Krone, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Fallas fest figures in Valencia traditional celebration at Spain in March

23.09.2024, Deutschland, NRW, Fernsehserien, Sesamstrasse, Comicfigur Ernie als Puppe auf einer Fensterbank, Deutschland *** 23 09 2024, Germany, NRW, TV series, Sesame Street, cartoon character Ernie as a doll on a windowsill, Germany Copyright: xD.xKerlekin/SnowfieldxPhotographyx SF230924ErnieD1

puppet joker in puppet show at Jodhpur Rajasthan India Copyright: xSarveshxJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Chinese New Year or Spring Festival decorations Chinese new year decorations, miniature dancing lion on red glitter background. Copyright: xZoonar.com/szefeix 8185577

Annabelle Annabelle at the Los Angeles premiere of Annabelle Comes Home held at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood, USA on June 20, 2019. Copyright: xZoonar.com/Lumeimages.comx 21672373

Whistleblower Snowden sitting in the electric chair, political caricature, papier-mache figure for the Rose Monday parade, Carnival, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

MONSTER SEAFOOD WARS (2020), directed by MINORU KAWASAKI.

Katie, a Sesame Street character, reaches out to children in the audience during a performance May 28, 2014, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The show was designed to shine a light on difficult situations a military child may face while allowing parents the opportunity to address stressful situations that may arise while serving in the armed forces.

Balloons

Pinata

THE FUNHOUSE (1981), directed by TOBE HOOPER.

Clown Oriol at the premiere of the 20th Original Roncalli Christmas Circus in Berlin's Tempodrom on 20 December 2024

Boy 6 years old is swimming in a ball bath

WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT (2005), directed by NICK PARK and STEVE BOX.

Muppets at the Los Angeles premiere of Muppets Most Wanted held at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, United States, 110314, Hollywood, California, USA, North America

People performs during the procession

Painter, cartoon character

Tops in Blue members perform a song from the "Aladdin" movie with "The Genie" during a recent performance at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom. Tops in Blue is an active duty U.S. Air Force special unit made up of amateur performers selected for their talents. Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

MIKE MYERS, SPENCER BRESLIN and DAKOTA FANNING in DR. SEUSS' THE CAT IN THE HAT (2003), directed by BO WELCH.

Viele Handpuppen eines Kasperltheaters, Symbolbild Düsseldorf Nordrhein-Westfalen Deutschland *** Many hand puppets of a Punch and Judy show, symbolic image Düsseldorf North Rhine-Westphalia Germany

Close-up of a neon sign of a cowboy, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Thilo Sarrazin, impaling Turkish migrants, paper-mache figures, satirical themed parade float at the Rosenmontagszug Carnival Parade 2011, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

The Seven Swabians, fairytale characters, the adventures of seven Swabians are told in the Schwank, Swabia Park amusement park in Welzheim Forest, Kaiserbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Giants and big heads, Festes de Gràcia, Mahón, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Figures at the Swiss House Square, Wurstelprater amusement park, Viennese Prater, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Knocking Cans at Fair Knocking Cans Shooting Gallery at Fun Fair Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarkoxBericx 8532003

Disguise section in a supermarket. The mask from the series: la casa de papel.

LOS TELEÑECOS in THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (1992), directed by BRIAN HENSON.

Diorama Das kalte Herz, theatre production by the Ausburger Puppenkiste, book by Wilhelm Hauff

The crafting of a gun told through interactive animations. This process involved a series of skilled craftsmen as well as someone to scrutinise the work done at each stage. Stage two - Carving the stock.

1890s 1900s 1910s FOLK ART UNCLE SAM AMUSEMENT ARCADE PERSONALITY GAME MACHINE

Man and woman wearing vibrant suits and bear masks dancing side by side against blue wall

Usa, Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World Resort. Mickey And Minnie Mouse Characters On Stage In The Magic Kingdom.

Alice in Wonderland is a 1933 film version of the famous Alice novels of Lewis Carroll. It is all live-action, except for the Walrus and The Carpenter sequence, which was animated by Harman-Ising Studio. Starring Charlotte Henry and W.C. Fields.

The Smurfs (French: Les Schtroumpfs; Dutch: De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. The Smurfs was first created and introduced as a series of comic characters by the Belgian comics artist Peyo (the pen name of Pierre Culliford) in 1958, wherein they were known as Les Schtroumpfs. There are more than 100 Smurf characters.

PAPRIKA (2006).

Fun and interesting reflected images of two people with pumpkins, in distorting convex & concave mirrors giving repetitive reflections; a crazy optical illusion in a funhouse mirror. The funny face distorted person reflections of the subject using a curved mirror is a traditional source of amusement in the fairground Hall of Mirrors.

Paper-mache devil holding pitchfork, Carnival (Mardi Gras) parade in Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Armwrestling machine, detail, USA, North America

Poster of artist performing show with elephant in Empire Circus ; Bombay Mumbai ; Maharashtra ; India

Netherlands, South Holland, Gouda, haunted house at carnival.

Man wearing vibrant blue suit and bird mask standing on one leg against blue wall

Luna Park, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia

Birthday Party For 5 Year Old Boy, Clown Entertaining Children

France, Aude, Limoux Carnival 2013, Masks

Madrid, 10/05/2017. Geronimo Stilton at the Prado Museum. Photo: Isabel Permuy Archdc.

Man wearing vibrant blue suit and bird mask flexing muscles in front of blue wall

THE MUPPETS SHOW (1976), directed by JIM HENSON.

120720-N-DX364-247 OAK HARBOR, Wash. (July 20, 2012) Military family members watch a Sesame Street performance at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. Sesame Street is the United Services Organizations (USO) longest running, free-traveling tour based on Sesame Streets military families initiative and they are introducing a new character, Katie, to help military children cope with the difficulties of permanent change of station moves.

ALAN CUMMING in THE FLINTSTONES IN VIVA ROCK VEGAS (2000), directed by BRIAN LEVANT.

The kite festival in St. Peter-Ording features numerous kite flyers from all over Germany and the surrounding countries. There is much to marvel at, as the colourful works of art are presented with great shows. Everyone can fly their own kite and there is a super programme for children. They can make kites, have their faces painted, learn to juggle and find out about kite sports. Musical entertainment will be provided by various bands. A highlight of the festival is

May 1st 2002 In Turin

Giants and big heads, Festes de Gràcia, Mahón, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

UK, England, Dorset, Blanford, The Great Dorset Steam Fair, Barrel Organ Detail

Pinocchio, advertising character in front of a toy store, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Wall design of a fairground booth, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Strohpuppen-Brautpaar Strohpuppen-Brautpaar Copyright: xZoonar.com/AntjexLindert-Rottkex 6447343

Carnival reveller Mickey Mouse

Advertising figure in the M & M's store on Times Square in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA, North America

A CLOSE SHAVE (1995), directed by NICK PARK.

USA, New Hampshire, Hampton Beach Seafood Festival, amusement park clown car

Basler Fasnet Umzug, Basler Fasnacht, Basel, Schweiz, Europa

NGO Non Government Organization showing puppet show at Wadala in Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

School kids doing puppet show in theatre at library

Circus Circus Hotel and Casino Las Vegas Nevada USA

Basler Fasnacht, Carnival of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Europe

Puppet Show, in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom ( Great Britain )

Muscleman, brutal thug, with two beautiful women, figures in the Vienna Prater, Wurstelprater, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Brothers Theodore Seville and Simon Seville in the walking act, Alvin and the Chipmunks Road Chip at CinemaxX Magdeburg

USA, Indiana, Indianapolis. Carnival game booth and prizes at night.

1970s WORLD'S LARGEST CIRCUS KNEELING MAN CLOWN PROPOSING TO STANDING BLOND WOMAN ACROBAT BOTH SMILING LOOKING AT CAMERA

ROBERT DE NIRO, RENE RUSSO and JASON ALEXANDER in THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKY & BULLWINKLE (2000), directed by DES MCANUFF.

Over the turn of the year, the StadtMuseum Pirna will be a fairytale museum: theatre figures from the Puppentheater Bautzen and animated film figures from the former DEFA animation studio in Dresden and the HylasTrickfilm Dresden show the inspiration that fairytales have on the artistic design of puppets. Fairytale Mountain by Ingrid Moeller, Pirna, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Alvin Seville at the Walking Act, Alvin and the Chipmunks Road Chip at CinemaxX Magdeburg

Mardi Gras carnival parade in Place Massena, Nice, Alpes_Maritimes, Provence, Cote d´Azur, France, Europe

High-rise facade with billboards and a large screen with a cartoon character, on the East River, Manhattan, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA, North America

Pink Panther Balloon in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York City, New York

Allegory of The Beatles.

Replica of Elvis Presley singing on the road in the Southeast in GA

M&M's World in Leicester Square, London, England, UK

ROBIN WILLIAMS in SESAME STREET (1969), directed by JIM HENSON and JON STONE. 42nd season.

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