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Freak Show

Eyeball Freak, Circus Side Show Curiosity, Silver Gelatin Print, Framed, 1952
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Woman with Numbers- Contemporary street art remake of old photograph mixed media
By Emerson Cooper
Located in New York, NY
Freud and the high point of public interest in freak shows, and Cooper recalls these areas of interest
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Song of Love- Contemporary street art old photo using mixed media and collage
By Emerson Cooper
Located in New York, NY
Freud and the high point of public interest in freak shows, and Cooper recalls these areas of interest
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Photographic Paper

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The Circus Freak Show
By Edmund Ward
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1943 Medium: Watercolor on Board Dimensions: 24.00" x 18.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Making his first illustrations for the "Saturday Evening Post" before he was a...
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1940s Figurative Paintings

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Board, Watercolor

Vintage Industrial Wooden Hand Painted 'Freak Show' Fairground sign, c.1960
Located in London, GB
A large hand painted fairground 'Freak Show' sign. Decorative and eye-catching arrowed design
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Signs

Materials

Plywood

M.Bekeow's Russian Circus Freak Show, The London Palladium Scrap Book
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A interesting and large collection of freak show, circus, wrestling and skating memorabilia
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

19th Century George IV the Living Skeleton 1825 Freak Show Advertisement
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A new paper cutting, advertisement of Claude-Ambroise Seurat a freak show attraction from Troyes
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Antique 1820s English George IV Decorative Art

Materials

Art Glass, Softwood, Paper

Late 20th Century Set of Four Fairground / Circus Signs
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Height: 19cm FREAK SHOW Width: 105cm Height: 20cm CIRCUS Width: 115cm Height: 67cm HOUSE OF
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20th Century Unknown Decorative Art

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Wood

Standing Figures (Framed George Dureau Mid-Century Nude Impressionist Print)
By George Dureau
Located in New Orleans, LA
and amputees – not as a sort of freak show, but in order to expand the notion of beauty and “rightness
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Two Women Gesturing - Contemporary Painting Inspired by Flemish Masterworks
By Amy Hill
Located in Chicago, IL
, Pa “Fear” 2004 B-Side Gallery, New York, NY 2004 MF Gallery NewYork, NY “Freak Show” 2004 Krasdale
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oh, Crazy World, You blessed Freak Show! - by George Grosz - 1923
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Oh, Crazy World, You blessed Freak Show! is an original seven-color offset and lithograph, realized
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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Hand Reading, Palmistry Shop or Circus Tent Sign, Americana, Folk Art
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
collection of antique and modern signs circus, freak show, side show. Hand reading, Palmistry Shop or Circus
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Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Circus Freak Show Painting, circa 1930
Located in Seattle, WA
This is a playful circus freak show painting depicting a nude woman, little person, and pug dog
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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Circus Freak Show Painting, circa 1930
Circus Freak Show Painting, circa 1930
H 18.5 in W 14.5 in D 1.63 in
Vintage Hand-Painted Canvas All-Girl Freak Show Banner
By Snap Wyatt
Located in Seattle, WA
Created in the late 1940s to advertise an all-girl freak show and side show. This item has been
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Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Steel

Mid Century Carnival " Freak Show " Advertising Sign
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Great graphic hand painted carnival sign from Atlantic City. Nice even and consistent wear.
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Vintage 1950s American Carnival Art

Hand-Painted Canvas Side-Show Banner
Located in Seattle, WA
Multi-colored hand painted canvas banner from a side/freak show in the New York area.
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Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art

Strongman's Belt
Located in New York, NY
A souvenir from a bygone circus or traveling freak show. Use it for a centerpiece at a dinner party
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Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Strongman's Belt
Strongman's Belt
H 9 in W 44.5 in
Wesley Willis Art "Wabash Monroe and Madison 1987"
Located in Chicago, IL
boys evoke an uncomfortable combination of minstrel act and traveling freak show." Conversely
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Vintage 1980s American Drawings

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Other

Artwork by Wesley Willis ‘1963-2004’ "The 77th Vincennes CTA Bus Garage", 1988
Located in Chicago, IL
boys evoke an uncomfortable combination of minstrel act and traveling freak show." Conversely
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Vintage 1980s American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Other

Wesley Willis Artwork "Dan Ryan Past 51st St Toward 47th", 1986
Located in Chicago, IL
an uncomfortable combination of minstrel act and traveling freak show." Conversely, guitarist Scott
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Vintage 1980s American Drawings

Materials

Other

Artwork by Wesley Willis '1963-2004' "The Dan Ryan Expressway 43rd St 1987"
Located in Chicago, IL
an uncomfortable combination of minstrel act and traveling freak show." Conversely, guitarist Scott
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Vintage 1980s American Drawings

Materials

Other

Artwork by Wesley Willis “The Lakefront 1986”
Located in Chicago, IL
an uncomfortable combination of minstrel act and traveling freak show." Conversely, guitarist Scott
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Vintage 1980s American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Other

"Jungle Master" Painted Circus Side Show Banner
Located in North Hollywood, CA
the Midway and the side show freaks and oddities. Here we have Jungle Master, an authentic wild native
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Vintage 1930s American Paintings

"Pinky the Armless Carpenter" Circus Sideshow Banner
Located in North Hollywood, CA
world. Circus sideshow or "freak show" banners are an important American art form and highly sought
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Vintage 1930s American Posters

Wesley Willis Artwork '1963-2003' Dan Ryan Expressway Past 51st Towards 47th
Located in Chicago, IL
an uncomfortable combination of minstrel act and traveling freak show." Conversely, guitarist Scott
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Vintage 1980s American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Other

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Freak Show For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal freak show for your home. Each freak show for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper and ceramic. There are 1 variations of the antique or vintage freak show you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect freak show — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right freak show, those designed in modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made freak show over the years, but those crafted by Superego Editions are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Freak Show?

A freak show can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,227, while the lowest priced sells for $195 and the highest can go for as much as $23,840.