It’s reassuring that the understated vision of Circus Sideshow is in a museum today. “Seurat’s Circus Sideshow” is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through May 29.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Seurat probably encountered a scene like the one in his Circus Sideshow at the Gingerbread Fair in the outskirts of Paris (Credit: The Metropolitan Museum ...

he is an expert on the evolution and history of circus banner and sideshow art. Sideshow banners have their roots in medieval Europe and North Africa, but the large-scale banners we see today did ...

The annual festival of vaudeville and sideshow acts, circus arts, burlesque and more is at Cafe Istanbul Friday, March 6, through Sunday, March 8. The festival includes performances, workshops and ...

Papa’s obsession with the banners began with his father’s collection of circus art created by painter Snap Wyatt. As a boy, Papa said he was mystified by the sideshow acts advertised on the banners.