Donald Cook was 9 when he survived the Hartford Circus Fire without his two younger siblings. It shaped his life.

A sepia-toned studio photograph of a stoic-faced troupe of acrobats resides in the Special Collections vault at Illinois State University. In the back row, a top-hatted white-faced clown with ...

Poster for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The poster artwork is by Gustavo Novoa , a champion of ecology and wildlife preservation, who was commissioned to do the poster and programs ...

A historic Ridgefield landmark that once belonged to Connecticut circus tycoon Lewis June recently hit the market for just over $1 million. June, who was the co-owner of the famous Barnum & Bailey ...

The Saturday event "brings together two important Wisconsin traditions: the rich history of the American circus and the growing legacy of local winemaking," Director Julie Parkinson said.

That’s because work is set to begin in October on the restoration of the building, known as the Rupp Pavilion—a midcentury modern design by the Sarasota School of Architecture’s William “Bill” Rupp.