Kenneth Feld presents Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey brought to you by Sears: See Ariana the Human Arrow.

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Title

Kenneth Feld presents Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey brought to you by Sears: See Ariana the Human Arrow.

Date

1996.

Description

Using five glossy photographs and five two-page bios of several featured circus acts, this promotional pop-up folder highlights a new act, Ariana, the human arrow. A colorful paper “proclamation” exclaims her unique abilities and states “she will never be captured on film.” Journalists were not allowed to interview her. She was kept such a mystery that it was rumored she was a man or a robot. There is no photo of her in the pamphlet. Despite the "brought to you by Sears” on the cover and proclamation, there is no other reference to Sears in the pamphlet.

Source

Collection of Ellen G. K. Rubin.