The Clown Egg Register

Luke Stephenson, Helen Champion

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Particular Books
15 April 2017

Circus; Biography: arts & entertainment; Humour

For clown lovers and art lovers alike, the only collection of clown faces painted on eggs anywhere in the world

The Clown Egg Register is a unique record of over three hundred and fifty clown faces, each one painted on to an egg. The eggs act as copyright for a clown's personal visual identity, preserving the unwritten rule that a clown must never copy the face of another. It is a tradition that began in the United Kingdom in the 1940s at Clowns International, the oldest established club for clowns.

In this book, the inimitably eccentric collection of images is paired with biographies of each clown, revealing details of their private and public lives, and giving a glimpse into this outmoded art form that continues to delight and terrify children everywhere.

By: Luke Stephenson, Helen Champion
Imprint: Particular Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 188mm, Width: 113mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781846149085
ISBN 10: 1846149088
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 15 April 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Winner of the 2005 Jerwood Photography Prize, Luke Stephenson photographs what to many epitomizes the eccentricity of Britain. Often humorous in their outlook, the subjects of his series of photographs range from prize budgerigars to those of the World Beard and Moustache Championships. Helen Champion studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths College, London, and is herself a clown called Zenden.