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JOHNSON, Fred G. (1892-1990). Half Monkey Half Squirrel. Chicago: O’Henry Tent & Awning Co., ca. 1930s. Painted canvas. A monkey with a bushy, squirrel-like tail perches atop a tree branch while a white rabbit raises its head up for a better look. 89 x 108”. SIGNED at lower right. Expected wear from age and use. The undisputed master of the art of the sideshow banner, Fred G. Johnson produced hundreds of iconic works throughout a forty-year career with the O. Henry Tent & Awning Company.