# Circus or Meeting the Clown

By [Norman Rockwell](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/norman-rockwell.md>), May 18, 1918.

Cover illustration published in The Saturday Evening Post on May 18, 1918. A boy with a balloon watches a seated clown reading a newspaper.

## Details

- Medium: Printed magazine cover illustration
- Gallery: [The Saturday Evening Post Cover Art Archive](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-97925ba2a338c07b.md>)

[View at The Saturday Evening Post](<https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/artworks/circus-or-meeting-the-clown/>)

- Categories: Print, Works on Paper
- Styles: [Realism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/realism.md>)

## Image

![A boy with a balloon watches a seated clown reading a newspaper.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-87d6c73598b949b8-9edf9abc0429ab2d/full.jpg?v=140b32f92fbc20390d2eb34b6caffe2de7ef5ccb39034306d7d015db4b74a56d>)

## Sources & credits

- Norman Rockwell, May 18, 1918. Image: ellekelly8. Artwork public domain in the United States.
- [Image source](<https://www.flickr.com/photos/195782725@N08/53422540856/>)
- Norman Rockwell / The Saturday Evening Post. Historical published cover illustrations.

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