Vintage Sideshow Banner: “Two-Headed Snakes – Alive and Deadly” | Hand-Painted Carnival Canvas (c. 1940s–70s)
Step right up! This striking 6-foot hand-painted banner is a classic example of mid-century American sideshow art, designed to lure in curious crowds with promises of bizarre wonders and thrilling spectacles. Featuring a bikini-clad woman entangled in a dramatic tangle of two-headed snakes, the banner boasts bold lines, vibrant enamel paints, and exaggerated comic-style artistry typical of traveling carnivals between the 1940s and 1970s.
Likely painted by a regional or self-taught banner artist, this piece was originally hung outside circus tents or on trailer façades to advertise “freak” attractions. Crafted on durable canvas with original grommets still intact, it shows authentic wear and patina from age and use—exactly what collectors look for in true sideshow artifacts.
A fantastic addition to any collection of folk art, vintage advertising, or outsider Americana, this piece is both a nostalgic throwback and a bold, statement-making wall piece for any space.
Step right up! This striking 6-foot hand-painted banner is a classic example of mid-century American sideshow art, designed to lure in curious crowds with promises of bizarre wonders and thrilling spectacles. Featuring a bikini-clad woman entangled in a dramatic tangle of two-headed snakes, the banner boasts bold lines, vibrant enamel paints, and exaggerated comic-style artistry typical of traveling carnivals between the 1940s and 1970s.
Likely painted by a regional or self-taught banner artist, this piece was originally hung outside circus tents or on trailer façades to advertise “freak” attractions. Crafted on durable canvas with original grommets still intact, it shows authentic wear and patina from age and use—exactly what collectors look for in true sideshow artifacts.
A fantastic addition to any collection of folk art, vintage advertising, or outsider Americana, this piece is both a nostalgic throwback and a bold, statement-making wall piece for any space.
Step right up! This striking 6-foot hand-painted banner is a classic example of mid-century American sideshow art, designed to lure in curious crowds with promises of bizarre wonders and thrilling spectacles. Featuring a bikini-clad woman entangled in a dramatic tangle of two-headed snakes, the banner boasts bold lines, vibrant enamel paints, and exaggerated comic-style artistry typical of traveling carnivals between the 1940s and 1970s.
Likely painted by a regional or self-taught banner artist, this piece was originally hung outside circus tents or on trailer façades to advertise “freak” attractions. Crafted on durable canvas with original grommets still intact, it shows authentic wear and patina from age and use—exactly what collectors look for in true sideshow artifacts.
A fantastic addition to any collection of folk art, vintage advertising, or outsider Americana, this piece is both a nostalgic throwback and a bold, statement-making wall piece for any space.