An Examination of American Sideshow Banners as Folk Art, ca. 1920-1960

This thesis redresses the lack of scholarly attention paid to painted circus banners produced in the United States during the first half of the twentieth century by exploring the extent to which American folk art painting scholarship, methodologies, and objects can be used to articulate the meaning and significance of banner painting. This study expands the disciplinary treatment of banner painting by introducing domesticated art as a means of representing non-academic art produced in the U.S. The thesis also presents a model for exploring banner painting after identifying traditional American folk art painting methodologies, which fail to investigate banner painting style, format, and artistic training associated with banner work.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2002

Author dc:creator

• Weimer, Emery Christian

Contributors dc:contributor

• Way, Jennifer
• Montgomery, Scott
• Taylor, Dianne
• Chanda, Jacqueline

• Carnival banners -- United States.
• Folk art -- United States.
• Sideshows -- United States.
• sideshow
• banners
• freakshow
• folk art
• outsider art

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Weimer, Emery Christian
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 52148017
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3302/
ark: ark:/67531/metadc3302

OAI identifier oai:identifier

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