Circus Acrobats Poster, c. 1891 by Calvert Litho Co.

Circus Acrobats Poster, c. 1891, by Calvert Litho Co. depicts a troupe of circus acrobats and tumblers building a human pyramid on a checkered terrace, performers vaulting, balancing, and hand-standing in a coordinated display of late-19th-century circus artistry. The poster was printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company of Detroit, Michigan, a prominent American lithography firm active through the 1890s producing theatrical and circus advertising.

Printer: Calvert Litho Co. Date: c. 1891.

Circus Acrobats Poster, c. 1891. Historic American Circus Lithograph Canvas Print.