Ruth The Acrobat Carnival Fair Midway Fat Lady Freak Show Retro Poster

Please note that the image sizes shown below are approximate and always include any inner border area shown:

Available sizes:  Image size 10-3/8" x 15-3/4" on 11" x 17" paper.
                           Image size 11-3/8" x 17-3/8" on 12" x 18" paper.
                           Image size 12" x 18-3/8" on 13" x 19" paper. 

Here we have a great poster reminiscent of a bygone, and less politically correct, era when carnivals and fairs featured popular exhibits of human or animal curiosity commonly referred to as freak shows. This poster was created from a banner of one such side show attraction, "Ruth The Acrobat" who was obviously a "fat lady" contortionist. The original artwork was created by Millard & Bulsterbaum of Coney Island, N.Y. which was a prominent manufacturer of such banners back in the day. Algernon Millard and John Bulsterbaum were noted for their liberal use of orange paint which immediately drew the patrons attention. Our posters are shipped in sturdy mailing tubes, fully insured!

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This poster is printed on heavy, 230 gsm (10 pt cover), premium matte art paper. Posters are centered on full sized paper to accommodate readily available frames or custom matting. The image size refers specifically to the artwork itself, not the size of the paper it is printed on. Therefore, the paper size is always larger than the image size.  All posters have a minimum 1/4" white border.

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ANAG A-G21-A484