Avery The Master Hypnotist by Fred G. Johnson
Traveling circuses routinely used brightly painted ones to lure paying customers to their quirky sideshows of freaks and curiosities in the early 1800s. The art of creating these tempting come-ons via painted posters was an art form perfected by the likes of Chicago artist Fred G. Johnson. Avery The Master Hypnotist by Fred G. Johnson …