Tag: Glenn

Glenn, whose full legal name consists of the single word “Glenn,” is an American performer and artist. As a clown he was known variously as “Bongo”, “Bongo the Clown”, or “The Great Bongo”.

Due to Glenn’s contention that as a Sovereign Citizen he is exempt from the federal withholding of income tax from his wage, (a belief with which he claimed the Internal Revenue Service was in complete accord), he found himself unable to work at a normal job, and took to both creating works of art and performing as a clown, under the stage name of Bongo the Clown. Glenn has adamantly stated that he is not a tax resister, but a patriot, and that it is his duty as a good citizen to not pay “illegal tribute”.

Glenn has created artworks in numerous categories: sculpture, from palm tree to earthworks to twisted wire; fiber and fabric assemblies; found art; woven ‘blankets’ of urban detritus; glass assemblies, and stained glass; splattered paint; computer graphics; spiderweb and shadow box. Glenn…