EMMETT KELLY SR. - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 277697

Large 11x14 b/w photo of Weary Willie sitting on a bench with a game of solitaire, delicately licking his thumb to deal out the cards, signed in blue ink. Weary Willie was Kelly's signature character. Photograph signed "Emmett Kelly" in blue ink.

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Condition: Fine condition

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EMMETT KELLY SR.
Large 11x14 b/w photo of Weary Willie sitting on a bench with a game of solitaire, delicately licking his thumb to deal out the cards, signed in blue ink. Weary Willie was Kelly's signature character.
Photograph signed "Emmett Kelly" in blue ink. B/w, 14x11 overall, 13½x10½ image, one surface. Emmett Lee Kelly (1898-1979) began his circus career, which spanned 55 years, after a starting out as a cartoonist. First performing as a trapeze artist, he later went into clowning, creating his most famous character, "Weary Willie", from a cartoon character he had drawn years earlier. In 1942, Kelly joined the Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus, where he would star until 1956 (one of his most famous routines was "sweeping the spotlight"). In 1957, he joined the Shrine Circus and settled in Florida (Sarasota is the winter home of the Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus). Kelly, America's most famous clown, continued appearing in commercials and performed in special shows until he was 80. His son, Emmett Kelly, Jr. (1923-2006), followed successfully in his father's footsteps and rivaled his fame, forming his own Emmett Kelly, Jr. Circus in 1972.Lightly toned and creased. Errors in negative were reproduced in photo. Lightened on left end. Paper loss on verso. Otherwise, fine condition.

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