Traditionally, a circus ringmaster is a big man sporting a large black top hat, red jacket and, perhaps, a handlebar mustache and a whip. But the Zerbini Family Circus' ringmaster wears long, glue-on ...
The following is a Folklife Festival story told through the lens of an object: the circus ringmaster’s top hat. Like all good “storied objects,” this one is imbued with the Festival experience of its ...