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Dewey Decimal Number: 741.670973 EAN: 9780811807074 ISBN: 081180707X Label: Chronicle Books Manufacturer: Chronicle Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 96 Publication Date: June 01, 1996 Publisher: Chronicle Books Studio: Chronicle Books Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Step right up! The show's about to begin with this mesmerizing, full color collection of outrageous banners from the heyday of traveling circus sideshows. See the giant ?Alaskan king crab! Marvel at the Bearded Lady! Look, if you dare, at the Dog-Faced Boy! Watch the Woman Changing to Stone! Circus sideshows from the turn of the century through the 1950s boasted unbelievable "freaks of nature," incredible transformations, and death defying acts -- and the brazen banners that drew in the crowds were as colorful and intriguing as the lurid attractions themselves. For ?collectors and nostalgia buffs, as well as the merely curious, Freak Show celebrates this unique American commercial folk art phenomenon with vivid photographs of authentic banners highlighting the genre's most memorable ?examples, the artists who created them, and the unusual people and bizarre creatures they immortalized. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Side-show Banner Art ExpertThis dealer wrote the definitive book on banner art and artists. If you plan on collecting banners, you must read this book. Rating: - Definitive and Fun Guide to Circus Sideshow Banner Art!This terrific book celebrates the (now) lost world of Circus Sideshow banner art. This book includes illustrations for such classic Circus Sideshow acts as the Alligator-Skin Girl, the Amazing Eeka, the Sword Swallower, the Rubber-Skin Man, and, of course, everybody's favorite cover girl, Sweet Marie, the world-renowned Fat Lady. This book also includes biographical information about the artists who created these amazing works of folk art such as Snap Wyatt, Johnny Meah, Fred Johnson, and Jack ... Read More 
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