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Jay Meah Fish Girl Sideshow Circus Banner

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Huge Vintage Folk Art Painted Circus Sideshow Banner: Huge Vintage Folk Art Painted Circus Sideshow Banner. This playful poster advertises the dynamic duo "World Famous Mr & Mrs Jack Pratt." This fun poster is perfect for anyone with a passion for antiqu

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SIDE SHOW BANNER BY "MEAH STUDIOS".: "Safety Harbor, Florida, USA", mid 20th century. Original paint on canvas, signed lower left. "Side Show, the New Generation" with three performers. Minor wear. 84"h. 93"w.

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Jay Meah Fish Girl Sideshow Circus Banner

Item Details

Description

Jay Meah
United States,b.1937
Titled "Fish Girl Devil's Child" depicting a blonde mermaid to top half and a devil baby to the bottom half. Meah has works in the the Smithsonian, the Barnum Museum in Westport, Connecticut, and Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art.,Approx. 7' 8" x 9' 7".
From the collection of a Burrillville, Rhode Island estate.
Signed "Meah Studios Weeki-Wachee, Fla." lower right.

Condition

Holes throughout, some creasing, areas of wear to paint, approximately five patches visible from back, general weathering associated with age and use, otherwise good condition.