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DESCRIPTION:The Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery will present Sawdust and 
 Spectacle: Under the Big Top in Small Town America from February 4 - April 
 21\, 2010. Curated by Sara Johnson\, director\, Southern Ohio Museum\, this
  exhibition shines a spotlight on the glory days of the traveling circus in
  the United States from the late 19th century through the 1930s\, focusing 
 on its popularity in Midwestern states such as Ohio. 
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\nThe exhibition f
 eatures captivating imagery from Portsmouth native Clarence Carter and othe
 r major Ohio artists of the last century\, as well as vintage circus poster
 s and banners\, toys\, documentary photographs from the Ackerman Collection
 \, the Carter Archives and other public and private Ohio collections\, and 
 an exquisite set of 13 circus dioramas by Sonny King\, the son of a lion ta
 mer. The various artworks and artifacts blend the grandiosity of the big to
 p with the less-glamorous private lives of its performers.
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\nOrganized b
 y the Southern Ohio Museum in Portsmouth\, OH\, Sara Johnson\, Curator\, wi
 th support from the Ohio Humanities Council\, a state affiliate of the Nati
 onal Endowment for the Humanities\, the Scioto Foundation\, the Ohio Arts C
 ouncil\, the Richard D. Marting Foundation and the City of Portsmouth.
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SUMMARY:Sawdust and Spectacle: Under the Big Top in Small Town America
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DTSTAMP:20120204T062605
LOCATION:Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery
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