will.illinois.edu/prairiefire/episode/pf1997-10-09 WILL, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Series Episode WILL talks with Glen Davies and Andy Dallas about sideshow paintings; Barbara Peckham tells us about 19th century pottery and statuaries; we learn about World War I by looking at artifacts at the Illinois State Military Museum; Mary Kay Solecki of the Illinois Nature Preserve Commission tells us about the foliage in Forest Glen State Park. Abstract Segment Environment, Landscape, Parks/Outdoor Recreation, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings Alison Davis Producer Mary Kay Solecki Advisor Segment History, Illinois Culture/History, Libraries/Museums/Cultural Centers, Military, Springfield, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings Prairie Fire visits the Illinois State Military Museum in Springfield. The museum is now housed in a barracks, but will move into the historic commissary building on Camp Lincoln when renovations are complete. At the museum, visitors can view Civil War memorabilia from Union officer John A. Logan, and see the artificial leg of Mexican general Santa Anna, who became notorious for his assault on the Alamo in 1836. “Santa Anna was eating a roast chicken lunch during the Battle of Cerro Gordo when he was surprised by men of the 4th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry,” said WILL-TV executive producer Jack Kelly. “He rode away to safety, but he left behind his lunch and his artificial leg.” Abstract Jack Kelly Producer Segment Antiques/Collectibles, Hobbies, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings Alison Davis Producer Barbara Peckham Advisor Segment Arts/Culture, Folklore, Illinois Culture/History, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings Each summer when Glen Davies’ family made a pilgrimage to Chicago’s Riverview Park, he enjoyed the rides at the now defunct amusement mecca. But his fondest memories are of the sideshow where he caught his first glimpses of the Alligator Skinned Girl, Human Pincushion, and Rubber-Skinned Man. Davies, a University of Illinois assistant professor of art and design, became a devoted sideshow fan. Now he studies sideshow banners, the colorful canvas signs that beckoned passersby to give themselves over to the exotic, the strange and the unknown. Prairie Fire looks at sideshow art through Davies’ eyes. “The sideshow banners became an inspiration for his own art,” said Prairie Fire host Alison Davis. The program also features an interview with Champaign magician Andy Dallas, who talks about how Davies is helping keep sideshow art alive today by painting banners for acts like Dallas’ magic show. Abstract Alison Davis Producer WILL-TV, University of Illinois Copyright Holder Publisher ¬© 2008 University of Illinois 1997-10-09T10:22:00-06:00 1997-10-09T10:22:00-06:00 video/mp4 http://willmedia.atlas.uiuc.edu/mpeg4/pf1997-10-09.mp4 Moving Image MPEG video MPEG-4 00:28 eng pf1997-10-09.mp4 WILL Public Media, University of Illinois 1997-10-09T10:22:00-06:00 1997-10-09T10:22:00-06:00 video/x-flv http://willmedia.atlas.uiuc.edu/flash/pf1997-10-09.flv Moving Image Flash Video Flash Media 8 00:28 eng pf1997-10-09.flv WILL Public Media, University of Illinois 1997-10-09T10:22:00-06:00 1997-10-09T10:22:00-06:00 video/vnd.rn-realvideo http://willmedia.will.uiuc.edu/ramgen/pf1997-10-09.rv Moving Image 00:28:00