Kellar in his latest mystery – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Kellar in his latest mystery
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Harry Kellar, one of the best-known American magicians of the late 1800s, stars in this color lithograph captioned "Self decapitation," an illusion built on the promise of a head parted from its body. The poster was printed in 1898 by the Strobridge Lithograph Company, whose Cincinnati and New York offices produced many theatrical advertisements of the period. Kellar toured widely and later passed his stage career on to Harry Houdini, and posters like this one were meant to convey the scale and danger of his illusions to audiences before they bought a ticket.
| Created / published | Cincinnati ; New York : Strobridge Lith. Co., c1898. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 73 x 48 cm. |
| Genre | no. 6a (D size). Caption: Self decapitation. N.Y. no. 8101." |
| Notes | Created and copyright 1898 by The Strobridge Lith. Co. |
| Subjects | Kellar, Harry,--1849-1922--Performances. Decapitations. Magic. Magicians. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,152 × 1,459 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219380 |
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