Free Show Tonight!  a Medicine Show by Gas Light by Mark Osterman, 2005  

 

Dr. Bumstead's Celebrated Lenape Liquid Show

 

 

 

 


 

New images of Dr. Bumstead's Celebrated Lenape Liquid  traveling medicine show. These are an eight-plate ambrotype set representing an evening show by gas light. The piece is titled, Free Show Tonight, a series that gives the impression of individual frames from a silent movie.  Included are all eight plates and the above image is called The Pitch.

 

 Mark Osterman's work is currently on tour at various museums and galleries, after which he will be offering them for sale.


All Images are unique and are 61/2" X 81/2"  Ruby Ambrotypes


Step Right Up

The Bally Act

The Pitch

Talking the Rube


Phrenology Revelation

10,000 Volts!

Appeal to the Tip

Night's End

 

BALLYHOO

Best regards,

Mark Osterman (aka Dr. Bumstead, Dr. Bumstead's Celebrated Lenape Liquid Show,1979-1999)

 

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