 RECKLESS BEAUTY AND MOUNTING LAUGHTER: Life In The American Circus, 1900-1956 - An exhibit presented by the TEGGE CIRCUS ARCHIVES runs through August 28 at the Kansas City Public Library on 10th St @ Baltimore. The first two images show the installation of some of the posters featured in the show. The Al G. Barnes 3-sheet is areal eye-popper and can be seen from hundreds of feet away as you enter the library lobby. The second image shows yours truly installing a scarce Campbell Bros/Lucky Bill half-sheet, printed in KCMO by Quigley Litho in the twenties...a real "gem," as my friend Kent Ghirard would say! The entrance to the exhibit includes a guest comment book. Of countless entries, only one was penned by some activist crackpot who scribbled (frantically, it appears) "the animals were abused and the women showed too much bare skin for that time." Don't you just love scholars??? The calliope wagon is a one-third-scale hand-carved/scratch-built model of old #55 - originally built for the Sells & Downs Circus. This is the magnificent workmanship of the late, great Robert "Doc" Hayden, who passed this wagon on to me a good ten years ago, along with his complete half-inch-scale train unloading layout (...and that layout is still on display in St. Louis, through August 7). The KCMO exhibit includes about thirty original lithos, several enlarged photographs, a 1937 sideshow banner, plus several costumes. Hope some of you can stop by for a look if you're motoring through the city. Take care, Tim Tegge  |
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Kansas City Exhibit #1 (From Tim Tegge)
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3 comments:
GREAT JOB keeping the memories alive. Have a GREAT run! ~frank
Most magnificent exhibit Tim. What steps do you and the host facilities take in regard to security and insurance ?
Paul Stuck In The East Gutheil
Many thanks for your comments and compliments.
Although I have insurance on the contents of the archives iteself (and in reality, it's never going to really be enough), my contract with each venue requires that they also cover all items in the show based on my inventory and appraisal. All reputable galleries and such should have proper security, so that isn't too scary a proposition. I always eyeball the place before committing to anything and ask a lot of questions up front.
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