CRIPE, Jack (“Tattoo Jack") (1918-1992). Turtle Man Sideshow Banner. Tampa: Sigler, 1979. Paint on canvas. The “Turtle Man" crawls on four legs along a large fallen branch. 140 x 118". Expected wear from age and exposure. “Tattoo Jack" Cripe began his show business career as a tattooist, banner painter, and sword swallower, adopting the moniker “Baron von Kripe." Over the course of his career, he worked with other well-known banner painters such as Snap Wyatt and Bobby Wicks. He is one of the few sideshow banner painters to have one of his artworks displayed at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.