BangZoom Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 Artwork for Ringling Bros (circa 1929) Christmas card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 Artwork for 1930 Christmas card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Original artwork for 1930's Side Show poster. Unbelievable. The depth of your collection continues... That is an incredible piece. How big is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Artwork for Ringling Bros (circa 1929) Christmas card. Beautiful. Illustration back in the hey-day was really amazing... so much of that craftsmanship has been lost in today's work. Feels like a bit of Ryan creeping into this artwork... Care to tell us the story behind these works of art, BZ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Original artwork for 1930's Side Show poster. Unbelievable. The depth of your collection continues... That is an incredible piece. How big is it? I was just thinking the same thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ft88 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 BZ, You just gotta bring in a couple original art pieces to the Antiques Roadshow and give some song and dance about how you're great uncle gave them to you since he was the assistant to Barnum (or some other oddball story) and you have no idea what they are worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 (edited) Feels like a bit of Ryan creeping into this artwork... I was thinking the same thing! And the circus artworks are simply superb! Edited June 11, 2008 by adamstrange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I am speechless every time I dare to wander into this thread. Some of your stuff leaves the Geppi/Diamond museum left wanting. Does anyone know your identity here? I'd assume you would have dealers knocking at your door perpetually if they knew. Wonderful stuff! Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 If hadn't seen the scans and photos with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed your collection existed. Just unreal in depth and quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingDonut Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 BZ - do you have any French posters from the early 1900s? Any of the advertising stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seank Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I am speechless every time I dare to wander into this thread. Some of your stuff leaves the Geppi/Diamond museum left wanting. Does anyone know your identity here? I'd assume you would have dealers knocking at your door perpetually if they knew. Wonderful stuff! Roy. From what I recall, a few folk here know BZ's secret identity. The rest of us just call him BZ and wait for the New Year's Party invite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Regardless of who BZ's secret identity is, all I can say is thank you for deciding to share your collection with us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flee-Marquette Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 BZ - do you have any French posters from the early 1900s? Any of the advertising stuff? I think the protocol in this thread should be to skip the step of asking BZ if he has any XYZ stuff and just ask him to show it. So...BZ please show us some advertising illustration art like Leyendecker, Loomis, Parrish, Petty, Rockwell??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Wow! The circus posters are amazing! Very cool stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I am only a side-show geek and BZ is the ring master (who owns the circus). What a segue... I can't let this this opportunity pass without posting a few circus related items. Sometimes the geek gets to provide a drum roll for the ring master (and part time trapeze artist). Great circus stuff there BZ. Perhaps someone has that Barker (Nordling?) original art that you were interested in. Maybe a juicy trade? By the way, back in the 1950s they still used posters to advertise the circus and carnavals before they came to town. My parents home had a shed that was always covered with posters and we used to get free tickets to the carnaval rides and side shows. bb Dumbo was in the circus. I will use this opportunity to show a few more items from my Leeds collection if you don't mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I am speechless every time I dare to wander into this thread. Some of your stuff leaves the Geppi/Diamond museum left wanting. Does anyone know your identity here? I'd assume you would have dealers knocking at your door perpetually if they knew. Wonderful stuff! Roy. Bruce Wayne, but don't tell anyone I told you, he has a "night" job (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hand ® Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Hey BZ? Do you have any old art posters that feature naked ladies on them? It's always a lot more fun when they combine art with naked ladies. I find it much more appealing than the explicit junk they come out with today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Hey BZ? Do you have any old art posters that feature naked ladies on them? It's always a lot more fun when they combine art with naked ladies. I find it much more appealing than the explicit junk they come out with today. Here's a man who knows what he wants and asks for it. Cheers!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 wow, very pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
