I look at a lot of stuff (as I'm sure you realize), but my jaw dropped when I saw these! Simply amazing and for sale at Urban Country.
Seller's description:
American
c. 1920's
Fantastic pair of hand carved boxer and training athlete sculptures with original, layered park paint surfaces. These figures once hung outside of a carnival "Athletic Show," which popularly featured boxers and wrestlers fighting it out in the ring.
Available at Urban Country.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Athletic Show
Labels:
American folk art carving,
basketball,
boxing,
folk sculpture
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2 comments:
Ahhh, to be rich.
Outstanding. What is it about carnival pieces? The nostalgia?
Maybe it's the folk art quality of craftmanship. These are cool.
Betty
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