Saunders Ken Grems Nellis’s Grand Extraordinary Show

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Advertisement - Illustration of Nellis shooting an arrow with his foot. "Great Natural Curiosity"
Saunders Ken Grems Nellis. Broadside: Great Natural Curiosity. 1861. Providence, Rhode Island. Ink on yellow paper. Sidney S. Rider Broadside Collection, John Hay Library, Brown University. https://library.brown.edu/
Silhouette portrait of young man with cap.
Saunders Ken Grems Nellis. Silhouette. 1839. Paper; black plain weave silk; ink; wood; glass. Historic Deerfield: Hall and Kate Peterson Fund for Paintings, Prints, Drawings and Photographs. https://www.historic-deerfield.org/
Papercut of fox hunt, birds with flowers
Saunders Ken Grems Nellis. Cut Paper Picture. 1829-1865. Ink, paper. Historic New England: Gift of Miss Lydia G. Chace, 1931.1572. https://www.historicnewengland.org/
Photograph of Nellis, standing.
Munday. R. J. and Co. Carte de visite. 1860-1865. Santiago, Chile. Paper, ink, albumen print photograph. Historic Deerfield: Hall and Kate Peterson Fund for Paintings, Prints, Drawings and Photographs. https://www.historic-deerfield.org/
Broadside of Nellis playing cello, shooting arrow, dancing, and writing with his feet. Text reads "Master Nellis, Born Without" Below it says "Comic and Negro" with illustrations of dancing figure with face of monkey.
Large Poster of Attractions. 1836 or 1837. Wood engraving. American Antiquarian Society: Gift of David M. Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2018. https://www.americanantiquarian.org/ Large Poster of Attractions. 1836 or 1837. Wood engraving. American Antiquarian Society: Gift of David M. Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2018. https://www.americanantiquarian.org/
Object label: Saunders Ken Grems Nellis. Broadside: Novel exhibition! 1847-1849. Ink on paper. American Antiquarian Society. https://www.americanantiquarian.org/
Saunders Ken Grems Nellis. Broadside: Novel exhibition! 1847-1849. Ink on paper. American Antiquarian Society. https://www.americanantiquarian.org/
Saunders Ken Grems Nellis. Silhouette. 1820-1850. Paper (laid), ink, silk. Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library. https://www.winterthur.org/
Saunders Ken Grems Nellis. Silhouette. 1820-1850. Paper (laid), ink, silk. Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library. https://www.winterthur.org/
Mr. S. K. G. Nellis, The Wonder of the World. Ink on paper. American Antiquarian Society: American Portrait Prints. https://www.americanantiquarian.org/
Mr. S. K. G. Nellis, The Wonder of the World. Ink on paper. American Antiquarian Society: American Portrait Prints. https://www.americanantiquarian.org/
etching of a young man with no arms standing in a hall. there are curtains and many portraits on the walls behind him, illustrating his playing instruments, the cello, shooting a bow and arrow, and writing. In front of him are drums, a cello and a variety of items. Above the banner says "Mr. S.K.G. Nellis. The Wonder of the World.
Mr. S. K. G. Nellis, The Wonder of the World. Ink on paper. American Antiquarian Society: American Portrait Prints. https://www.americanantiquarian.org/
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