Weary Willie and the Three Kellys

Originally posted on Silent Films:

My next film will feature two new characters, both of whom will be clowns. I’ve since done a lot of research on clowns; the history of clowning and famous clowns. I looked at pictures of clowns, photographs and drawings of clowns, even old commercials from back before Coulraphobia was invented and it was okay to show clowns on tv. One day, I came across this painting:

There was no mention of the artist’s name and I had as of yet assumed that he had painte...