Come One! Come All!

In the early days of circus, the posters declaring that the circus was coming to town would depict various circus acts, performers and animals in hand-painted artistic renderings. If you were part of an act in a traveling circus, what kind of poster would you create to promote your show?

Using the vintage circus posters featured on the attached handout as inspiration, become a designer and think about what act you would want to perform, your costume, props you might use and animals that might be featured in your act. Then, draw your unique visual masterpiece in the space provided!