Vintage 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...
Category
1950s Contemporary Vintage Freak Show
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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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...
Category
1940s Vintage Freak Show
Materials
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
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Freak Show
Materials
Plywood
H 31.5 in W 48.82 in D 0.79 in
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 Vintage Freak Show
Materials
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Vintage Freak Show
Materials
Lithograph
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
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Freak Show
Materials
Canvas, Wood
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
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Freak Show
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.
Category
1950s American Vintage Freak Show
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.
Category
1930s American Vintage Freak Show
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
Category
1980s American Vintage Freak Show
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
Category
1980s American Vintage Freak Show
Materials
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
Category
1980s American Vintage Freak Show
Materials
Other
H 42 in W 28 in D 0.25 in
Artwork by Wesley Willis “The Lakefront 1986”
Located in Chicago, IL
an uncomfortable combination of minstrel act and traveling freak show." Conversely, guitarist Scott
Category
1980s American Vintage Freak Show
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
Category
1980s American Vintage Freak Show
Materials
Other
H 42 in W 28 in D 0.25 in
"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
Category
1930s American Vintage Freak Show
"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
Category
1930s American Vintage Freak Show
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
Category
1980s American Vintage Freak Show
Materials
Other
H 28 in W 42 in D 0.25 in
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Vintage Freak Show For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic vintage freak show available at 1stDibs. Each vintage freak show for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper. There are many kinds of the vintage freak show you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. You’ll likely find more than one vintage freak show that is appealing in its simplicity, but Harry Bowers, Art Shay and Edmund Ward produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Vintage Freak Show?
Prices for a vintage freak show can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,200 and can go as high as $6,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,200.