A 20thC Lifesize Painted Plaster & Silk Theatre Prop Model of an Acrobatic Clown by Mark ThompsonOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Late 20thCProvenance: Doctor Dolittle, London Apollo TheatreDate: c. 1998Height: 58"Depth: 31Width: 48 (all approximate and at extremities)The unique and expertly crafted life size theatre prop of an androgynous acrobatic clown with auburn bunned hair, hand painted in composition plaster, fibreglass and multi coloured silks, the whole hanging from a large orange hoop, with a white painted face with red and black highlights to a