Fred G. Johnson
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title:
Fred G. Johnson
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Fred G. Johnson was a prolific sideshow banner artist whose career spanned 65 years. His banner paintings were displayed at the Chicago World's Fair of 1933, called A Century of Progress, and by circuses such as Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey, and Clyde Beatty. He has been called the "Picasso" of circus art. Fred Johnson, one of nine boys in a Chicago family, was employed at age 14 as an errand boy by the United States Tent & Awning Co. of Chicago, but was soon dismissed for neglecting his w
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American sideshow banner artist (1892–1990)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_G._Johnson
date created:
2006-01-16T04:10:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T00:31:36Z
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