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The Circus, by Hap Hadley
Pen and ink for the big top.
What
A 1928 poster drawn by Hap Hadley for the American release of The Circus, printed by the H. C. Miner Litho Co.
Why
Hadley drew film posters, circus posters for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, and billboards; his poster for The General sold at Christie's East for $46,000.
Notice
Hadley's pen line is the signature here.
“A clown drawn by a circus artist”
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 24x36" cleanly.
Size
$29.00
Provenance
- Film
- The Circus (1928), dir. Charlie Chaplin
- Country / studio
- United States · United Artists
- Designer
- Hap Hadley
- Printer / stone
- H. C. Miner Litho Co.
- Format
- One-sheet (27 × 41 in.)
- Poster published
- U.S. theatrical poster, 1928
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18. Star-portrait piece: sold as the artifact, the film named, the star incidental.
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The Double Bill
Two one-sheets, hung as a pair — a double feature for your wall, at a pairing price of $270.00 for the two. Build one from any two one-sheets in the gallery.
Pair it in the gallery →A house of the Provenance family