JP, Chrissie and the Fairground Boys
I can’t begin to tell you how much I love this video of “If You Let Me” by JP, Chrissie and the...
Jersey Girl
Found this pretty lady in the dairy barn at the Indiana State Fair. The barn has huge frosted windows along the...
Krembo
The Blue Monkey Sideshow set wouldn’t be complete without the Master of Cermonies, Krembo, a dashing figure in...
Sideshow
“She has no arms, no legs, no bones in her body, yet she will talk to you and answer all of your...
Bronc Rider
The State Fair allows us to travel to other times, other places, offering glimpses of worlds we don’t often see....
Scrambled
Oh, dude, I feel your misery. There you sit, eyes shut and praying for your world to stop spinning so you can devote...
Boys
Boys, like all young animals, go through an awkward, gawky stage. Here a young Holstein observes his human...
Lemon Shake-Up
Combine fresh lemons, sugar, and water with ice in a cup and shake it, and you have the Lemon Shake-Up, a popular...
Thunderstorm Warning
Does he hear tornado sirens in the distance? Summer storms are a common occurrence during State Fairs in the Midwest....
Sunset Grill
Named not for the landmark eatery in Hollywood, but for the last rays of the setting sun illuminating the faces of...
Farmall Tractors
Restored antique Farmall tractors on display at the...
Clockwise
Know how to find state fairgrounds on a satellite image? Look for the racetrack. Almost every state fairground...
Painting the State Fair
State Fair, USA is artist Lesley Spanos' tribute to the American agricultural fair. "Just about anything I would want to paint can be found at the Fair."
The series is the culmination of years of research. Spanos has photographed and sketched her local fair - the Indiana State Fair - extensively for the past four summers, amassing a large collection of reference material for working in-studio. Ultimately the collection is destined for a book and fine art reproductions. (Read about the project in more depth here.)
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