Kellar and his perplexing cabinet mysteries – Antique 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Kellar and his perplexing cabinet mysteries. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Kellar and his perplexing cabinet mysteries
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Demons and a grinning skeleton crowd this 1894 poster for Harry Kellar's cabinet mysteries, illusions in which a magician appeared to vanish, transform, or summon figures from within a small enclosed cabinet. Kellar, born in 1849, was one of the most celebrated American magicians of his day, and he toured widely with large productions that relied on spectacle as much as sleight of hand. The lithograph was produced by the Strobridge Lithographing Company, whose Cincinnati and New York shops turned out many of the bold, colorful theatrical posters of the period. Its lurid imagery reflects the public appetite for supernatural effects on stage in the 1890s.
| Created / published | Cin'ti ; New York : Strobridge Lith. Co., c1894. |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 34 x 46 cm. |
| Genre | New York."" |
| Notes | Z29089 U.S. Copyright Office Created and copyright 1894 by The Strobridge Lith. Co. |
| Subjects | Kellar, Harry,--1849-1922--Performances. Demons. Skeletons. Magic. Magicians. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,679 × 3,725 px · prints to 16 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219531 |
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