Newmann the Great – Vintage 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.)
Description
Newmann the Great comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Newmann the Great
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Here the magician is the attraction: C. A. George Newmann, billed as "Newmann the Great," is shown making his famous blindfold drive. The color lithograph was printed in 1898 by the Riverside Printing Company, part of the flood of theatrical posters that covered city streets and theater fronts at the time. Blindfolded driving was a staple of late nineteenth-century variety and vaudeville entertainment, and it drew crowds with the suspense of not knowing whether the performer could really see the road.
| Created / published | 1898 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 51 x 69 cm. |
| Notes | Created by Riverside Printing Company. Caption: Making his famous blindfold drive. Forms part of the McManus-Young Collection. No. 1395. Transferred from; LC Rare Book and Special Collections Division; 1956. · Arden Edwin 1864-1918. Litt Jacob. |
| Subjects | Newmann C. A. George--Performances. Magicians. Coach drivers. Carriages & coaches. Horses. Blindfolds. Magic. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 2,719 × 2,028 px · prints to 9 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-272310 |
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