Kellar – Historic Reproduction
(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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A window into the past: Kellar, preserved in this vintage poster. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Harry Kellar, the American stage magician, is the figure at the center of this 1894 color lithograph, which the Strobridge Lithographing Company printed in Cincinnati and New York. Kellar was one of the most celebrated conjurers of his day, and posters like this one helped sell tickets to his touring illusions. The subjects listed for the print point to his best-known effects: levitation and the appearance of demons, both staples of late nineteenth-century stage magic. Strobridge was a leading maker of theatrical posters of the era, so the bold color and dramatic staging here reflect the commercial art of the touring show.
| Created / published | Cincinnati ; New York : Strobridge Lith. Co., c1894. |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 33 x 68 cm. |
| Notes | Created and copyright 1894 by The Strobridge Lith. Co. |
| Subjects | Kellar, Harry,--1849-1922--Performances. Demons. Levitation. Magic. Magicians. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 6,117 × 4,891 px · prints to 20 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-225895 |
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