Circus, Sideshow & Oddities
Sat, Apr 30, 2022 12:00PM EDT
Lot 439
JOHNSON, Fred G. (1892-1990). Half Monkey Half Squirrel. Ch...
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
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JOHNSON, Fred G. (1892-1990). Half Monkey Half Squirrel. Chicago: O?Henry Tent & Awning Co., ca. 1930s. Painted canvas. A monkey with a bushy, squirrel-like tail perches atop a tree branch while a white rabbit raises its head up for a better look. 89 x 108?. SIGNED at lower right. Expected wear from age and use. The undisputed master of the art of the sideshow banner, Fred G. Johnson produced hundreds of iconic works throughout a forty-year career with the O. Henry Tent & Awning Company.
