An Examination of American Sideshow Banners as Folk Art, ca. 1920-1960
Description:
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. …
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Date:
December 2002
Creator:
Weimer, Emery Christian