Clown Egg Register

For over 70 years, Clowns International - the oldest established clowning organization - has been painting the faces of its members on eggs.

Each one is a record of a clown's unique identity, preserving the unwritten rule that no clown should copy another's look. At first they were painted on real eggshells, then later (when they kept breaking) on to ceramic eggs, most of which are now housed at the Wookey Hole Clowns' Museum.

Here images from this extraordinary archive are accompanied by the stories of the men and women behind the make-up.

De peste 70 de ani, Clowns International - cea mai veche organizatie de clovni infiintata - picteaza fetele membrilor sai pe oua. Fiecare este o inregistrare a identitatii unice a clovnului, pastrand regula nescrisa ca niciun clovn nu ar trebui sa copieze aspectul altuia. La inceput au fost pictate pe coji de oua adevarate, apoi mai tarziu (cand se tot rupeau) pe oua de ceramica, dintre care cele mai multe sunt acum adapostite la Muzeul Clovinilor Wookey Hole. Aici imaginile din aceasta arhiva extraordinara sunt insotite de povestile barbatilor. si femeile din spatele machiajului.