TALLON  CRAWFORD

In 2002 Jeff Murray of Harmur Productions in concert with Tallon Crawford created a modern revival of the old-time sideshow act.    Tallon, at three and a half foot tall, covered with tattoos and a most unusual looking face became "Bat Boy".    The show played the Eastern U.S. for only that season as Tallon found a girlfriend, quit the show, and was last reported to be living in Chicago.    Here's a link to an interview with him at Sideshow Central

The banners were painted by legendary living sideshow artist Mark Frierson of Frierson Studios on heavy-duty reinforced canvas.    Frierson does very little full-sized banners for actual show use any longer as there are basically no working sideshows left with real bannerlines like in the old days.