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THBCRIPE, Jack (American, 1918-1992). Sword Swallower Sideshow...
Lot 467
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By Potter & Potter Auctions
Jun 26, 2021
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2021-06-26 12:00:00
2021-06-26 12:00:00
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Bidsquare : Circus, Sideshow & Oddities
https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/circus-sideshow-oddities-21965
Several fine collections make up this year’s auction, including one of our largest offerings to date of vintage circus and sideshow photographs, banners, and posters, as well as show memorabilia, books and autographs, and an array of bizarre and unusual objects. Prices Realized Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
Several fine collections make up this year’s auction, including one of our largest offerings to date of vintage circus and sideshow photographs, banners, and posters, as well as show memorabilia, books and autographs, and an array of bizarre and unusual objects. Prices Realized Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
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- Lot Description
CRIPE, Jack (American, 1918-1992). Sword Swallower Sideshow Banner. Tampa, FL: Sigler & Sons Art Services Co. Painted canvas. A bikini-clad woman holds a sword in each hand while a third is thrust down her throat. 93 x 115?. Signed at lower right. Wear due to age and exposure. ?Tattoo Jack? Cripe began his show business career as a tattooist, banner painter, and sword swallower, adopting the moniker ?Baron von Kripe.? Over the course of his career he worked with other well-known banner painters such as Snap Wyatt and Bobby Wicks. He is one of the few sideshow banner painters to have one of his artworks displayed at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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