Melvin Burkhart the Anatomical Wonder; Zip the Pinhead; Chang and
Eng, the original Siamese twins; Johnny Eck, the King of the
Freaks; Koo Koo the Birdgirl; and 45 more fascinating sideshow
freaks both famous and obscure are immortalized in Drew
Friedman’s delightful portraits. Before the politically correct
impulses of the 1970s squelched the grand American tradition of the
sideshow — people born with abnormalities and others, like Jolly
Jere the Fat Man, who created their oddity — exhibited themselves
to the shock and thrill of millions in sideshows nationwide. As a
youth in the late 60s and early 70s, Drew Friedman often visited
Coney Island with his family, and he and his brothers always
insisted on seeing the "Freak Show." Drew Friedman’s Sideshow
Freaks presents 50 of his favorite historic human oddities — famous
and obscure — in mesmerizing full-color portraits. As in Warts and
All, Old Jewish Comedians, and More Old Jewish Comedians, Drew
Friedman once again meticulously, brilliantly, and affectionately
brings to life people in the show business, this time focusing on
America’s oddest performers.
General
Imprint: |
Blast Books,U.S.
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2011 |
First published: |
February 2011 |
Authors: |
Drew Friedman
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Foreword by: |
Penn Jillette
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Dimensions: |
203 x 203 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
112 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-922233-36-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
General
|
LSN: |
0-922233-36-5 |
Barcode: |
9780922233366 |
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