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The art of the circus

Artist Joan Stevens helps preserve Circus World Museum's historic wagon collection.

Aired 10/24/2024

Wisconsin Life

The art of the circus

Clip: Season 11 Episode 3 | 4m 50sVideo has Closed Captions

Artist Joan Stevens helps preserve Circus World Museum's historic wagon collection.

As a teenager, Joan Stevens ran away with the carnival and fell in love with circus art. Today, she is helping Circus World Museum in Baraboo repaint, restore and revitalize their collection of historic circus wagons, using traditional techniques from gold gilding to precision brushwork.

Aired 10/24/2024

Wisconsin Life is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

Funding for Wisconsin Life is provided by the Wooden Nickel Fund, Mary and Lowell Peterson, A.C.V. and Mary Elston Family, Obrodovich Family Foundation, Stanley J. Cottrill Fund, Alliant Energy, UW...

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Wisconsin Life is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

Funding for Wisconsin Life is provided by the Wooden Nickel Fund, Mary and Lowell Peterson, A.C.V. and Mary Elston Family, Obrodovich Family Foundation, Stanley J. Cottrill Fund, Alliant Energy, UW...

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