Barnum & Bailey Circus - Elephant and Trapeze Artist - Vintage Advertising Poster by Henri Gray c.1896 - Japanese Unryu Rice Paper Art Print (Unframed) 12 x 16 in

Pacifica Island Art uses an environmentally-friendly Unryu Japanese rice paper made by the Awagami Factory in Tokushima, Japan. Unryu, which translates to 'cloud dragon paper' in Japanese, features long strands of kozo fiber and is made from natural mulberry and hemp fibers using traditional Japanese Washi techniques - ABOUT THE ARTIST - Henri Gray - Henri Gray (1858-1924) was a pseudonym of Henri Boulanger, born in 1858 in France. He used the pseudonym of 'H. Gray' to sign his poster designs. For more racy subject matter, he signed his work with the pseudonym of 'Orivois' (meaning 'spicy'). He began his career designing magazine illustrations and covers. He turned to designing posters during the 'poster craze' in Paris during the 1890s. He is particularly known for his bicycle posters. Besides designing posters, he also created satirical caricatures.