Freaks, Geeks & Strange Girls: Sideshow Banners of the Great

STONE, LISA (ED.)

ISBN 10: 0945367155 / ISBN 13: 9780945367154

Published by Hardy Marks Pubns, 1995

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STONE, LISA (ED.). Freaks, Geeks & Strange Girls: Sideshow Banners of the Great American Midway. Hardy Marks, (1995). 168 pp., hdcvr 1st printing, near fine in near fine d.j.175.00. Seller Inventory # 51315

Bibliographic Details

Title: Freaks, Geeks & Strange Girls: Sideshow ...

Publisher: Hardy Marks Pubns

Publication Date: 1995

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Like New

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

"Originally published by Hardy Marks Publications"--T.p. verso.

Synopsis:

A FASCINATING INSIGHT INTO THE WORLD OF SIDESHOW CULTURE OF RURAL AMERICA Sideshow banners are a true slice of Americana A colourful history of the carnival sideshow banner art. The book lovingly surveys this now vanished icon of early rural America, counter pointing classic freak show art with contemporary interpretations. Features 100 colour photographs 50 archival b & w photos of sideshows provide a historical context for the banner illustrations. By the mid-1980s, banners became scarcer and private collectors bartered their treasures back and forth, driving the value of the canvases higher and higher. They are now a rarity and are considered as art.