the revival of clown phobia and clowns as creepy is a year old (cf dianne keatons clown book, the bizzarro issue on clowns, the internet meme of ouchy, and the monteral video artist who put foam noses on her nipples)
the original came with john wayne gacy and it in the mid 70s.
cindy shermans clown photos, done this year, are dull and played out.
here:
is a pic