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Tony's Dog and Pony Extravaganza

Mark Marsters

BIRTH YEAR 1962
BIRTH PLACE Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
DEATH YEAR 2002
DEATH PLACE Ottawa, Ontario
MEDIUM Paint on awning
DATE 1990
DIMENSIONS 297.8cm x 109.2cm x 81.3cm
ACCESSION NUMBER 2016.12.21
CREDIT LINE Collection of the Ottawa Art Gallery: gift of Sandra Marsters, 2016
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
A painting on a canvas awning depicting an extravagant circus/folkloric scene. Animals and characters are portrayed in stopped action; as they are part of a story line. Center presents a figure crawling, disguised in a eccentric horse costume. Two dogs surround the character. On the left, in foreground, a figure, the ring-master, is looking at the viewer, presenting the "scene" with their left hand. On the left side, two musicians, one with a drum, one with a tuba, are playing while looking at the disguised horse figure.

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