Sold2023Bosco Alive sideshow banner. Chicago: O’Henry Tent Awning. ...Bosco Alive sideshow banner. Chicago: O’Henry Tent Awning. Mid-twentieth century. Hand painted sideshow banner on heavy canvas advertising the sideshow Bosco Alive, “Featured at 10 WorldsSee Sold Price
Sold2021JOHNSON, Fred G. (American, 1892-1990). Bearded LadyJOHNSON, Fred G. (American, 1892-1990). Bearded Lady Sideshow Banner. Chicago: O’Henry Tent & Awning Co., ca. 1930s. Painted canvas. Vibrantly colored banner depicting one of the early 20th centSee Sold Price
Sold2021JOHNSON, Fred G. (American, 1892-1990). Tattoo HumanJOHNSON, Fred G. (American, 1892-1990). Tattoo Human Skin Dog Sideshow Banner. Chicago: O’Henry Tent & Awning Co. Painted canvas banner depicts a scantily clad tattooed lady tattooing the bellySee Sold Price
Sold2021Ho-Jo The Ostrich Man. Sideshow Banner. Chicago:Ho-Jo The Ostrich Man. Sideshow Banner. Chicago: O’Henry Tent & Awning, ca. 1950s. Hand-painted canvas sideshow banner, attributed to Fred Johnson, depicting a man with ostrich wings for arms, aSee Sold Price
Sold2021JOHNSON, Fred G. (American, 1892-1990). Nature’sJOHNSON, Fred G. (American, 1892-1990). Nature’s Mistake Sideshow Banner. Chicago: O’Henry Tent & Awning Co. Painted canvas. A two-headed baby is nursed by their mother. 112 x 90”. WSee Sold Price
Sold2020Painted canvas circus sideshow banner: "PrehistoricPainted canvas circus sideshow banner: "Prehistoric Creature Alive", Fred Johnson (1892-1990), circa 1950, Signed, "O. Henry Tent & Awning Co., Chicago 40", l.r., Painted on heavy canvas.160 in. x 116See Sold Price
Sold2021JOHNSON, Fred G. (American, 1892-1990), attributed to.JOHNSON, Fred G. (American, 1892-1990), attributed to. The Crystal Maze. Chicago: O’Henry Tent & Awning Co., ca. 1940s. Painted canvas. Enormous painted entryway banner depicting various charactersSee Sold Price
Sold2018SIDESHOW BANNERPainted on canvas; "Sheep with 2 Heads" and "Midget Cow"; O'Henry Tent and Awning Co. - Fred Johnson; normal wear; 135" x 110"See Sold Price
Sold2021AMERICAN CIRCUS TENT ENTRY BY O. HENRY COMPANY.Second quarter 20th century. Canvas with original paint. Large panel with entry way made by the "O.Henry Tent & Awning Co., Chicago, Ill." Stenciled label marked "Driver Brand". "Crystal Maze" with vaSee Sold Price
Sold2021Snap Wyatt, AKO Alive, oil on canvas sideshow bannerSnap Wyatt (American, 1905-1984) AKO Alive. oil on unstretched canvas signed lower left 108" x 102" Provenance: Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, Illinois Acquired from the above by the present ownerSee Sold Price
Sold2022Punch & Judy Sideshow Banner. Chicago: Driver Brothers, ca....Punch & Judy Sideshow Banner. Chicago: Driver Brothers, ca. 1930s. Painted heavy canvas sideshow banner with leather grommets, depicting a scene from Punch & Judy with Punch clubbing the Policeman; thSee Sold Price
Sold2023First Time Alive! sideshow banner. 20th century.First Time Alive! sideshow banner. 20th century. Painted heavy canvas advertising a circus sideshow act. 116 x 165". Creasing. Acquired from the Canadian National Exhibition.See Sold Price
Sold2019Mystery Girl. Alive. Sideshow Banner.Mystery Girl. Alive. Sideshow Banner. Mid-century hand-painted canvas sideshow banner depicts a muscular woman onstage, numerous swords and daggers having been driven through her body and limbs. 88 xSee Sold Price
Sold2023Guaranteed to Surprise Alive sideshow banner. Mid-twentieth...Guaranteed to Surprise Alive sideshow banner. Mid-twentieth century. Painted heavy canvas advertising a sideshow act. 165 x 115”. Acquired from the Canadian National Exhibition.See Sold Price
Sold2020O’Henry Tent Awning Co. Amusement Sign.O’Henry Tent Awning Co. Classiest Of the Amusement Enterprises Sign. c. 1960’s. Stamped. Oil on heavy canvas. Tears in middle of canvas and expected wear, otherwise good to fair condition.See Sold Price
Sold2023HINER, John. Rubber Girl Alive sideshow banner. 1991. Paint...HINER, John. Rubber Girl Alive sideshow banner. 1991. Painted vinyl banner advertising a sideshow act of a contortionist, depicting the woman in costume, sitting in a chair with her legs twisted arounSee Sold Price
Sold2018Two Headed Calf. Born Alive. Miniature Sideshow Banner.Frierson, Mark. Two Headed Calf. Born Alive. Miniature Sideshow Banner. Tampa: Frierson Studios, ca. 2000. Modern miniature canvas sideshow banner featuring a bovine anatomical anomaly. 36 x 27".See Sold Price
Sold2022JOHNSON, Fred G. (1892-1990). The Icelandic Giant. Chicago:...JOHNSON, Fred G. (1892-1990). The Icelandic Giant. Chicago: O’ Henry Tent & Awning Co., ca. 1930s. Painted canvas. A tall, muscular man in Viking garb standing beside a woman in a red bathing sSee Sold Price
Sold2016Wyatt, Snap (American, 1905 – 1984). Tattooed Girl.Wyatt, Snap (American, 1905 – 1984). Tattooed Girl. Alive. Vintage hand-painted canvas sideshow banner. 132 x 120”. Signed by the artist lower corner. Corners repainted, dozens of patches on versoSee Sold Price
Sold2023[SIDE SHOW BANNER]. Monster Snake Alive. [N.d.]. Paint on c...[SIDE SHOW BANNER]. Monster Snake Alive. [N.d.]. Paint on canvas. Original folk art painted sign for a sideshow act featuring a giant snake. 65 x 110”. With metal rings for hanging at corners. TSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early Circus Side Show Banner.Early Circus Side Show Banner. Not signed. Paint on salvaged tent canvas. Tear on left side and small tear on bottom. Some staining due to age and use, otherwise good condition. 28" w x 42"h. Est. $50See Sold Price
Sold2017Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Sideshow TentRingling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Sideshow Tent Panoramic Photo. N.p., ca. 1920s. Sepia-toned panoramic image depicting a huge crowd outside the R.B.B.B. sideshow tent, with painted banners for sevenSee Sold Price
Sold2016Almost Human. Alive. American, third or fourth quarterAlmost Human. Alive. American, third or fourth quarter twentieth century. Vintage painted canvas sideshow banner. 115 x 46”. Wooden rod hanger affixed. Unsigned. Scattering of small tears and punctuSee Sold Price
Sold2022CIRCUS SIDESHOW BANNER BY J. SIGLER.Florida, mid 20th century. Canvas with original paint signed "J. Sigler, Tampa". "Sex Wonder, Real, Alive" with hermaphroditic figure. 59"h. 72"w.See Sold Price
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