Jack B. Yeats
, Irish, 1871-1957
Title
It is reported that the Amalgamated Society of Acrobats' Comic Assistants may call out its members at any momentDatePublished 25 October 1911
MediumInk on board
Dimensions
16.4 x 19.4 cm
Signedlower left (in ink, using the pseudonym): W BIRD
Credit LinePurchased, 2004
Object numberNGI.2008.1.67
Inscriptionon verso, (in graphite, with caption)[put crossed out with coloured pencil]: "It is reported that the Amalgamated Society of Acrobats' Comic Assistants may call out its members at any moment - Imagine the awful feelings of the acrobat who had expected to be caught by his assistant and wasn't".