Museum of Miniature Found Objects

This is an image of Coco the Clown from Clowns International's magnificent egg record, taken by photographer Luke Stephenson. Coco the Clown (Nicolai Poliakoff, born in Latvia in 1900) was one of the most famous clowns in the UK in the middle of the twentieth century, and was one of the founding members of Clowns International. And the importance of the egg record is that make-up is a vital element of a clown's unique identity. At Clowns International the tradition of recording each clown's face on an egg (both the make-up and as a portrait) was started by Stan Bult in 1946, on a blown egg (though these days it's done on a more durable porcelain egg). To see many more of these eggs recording individual clowns, go to Luke Stephenson's website and click on the Clown Egg Register.