Herrmann the Great Co. – Historic Print
![Herrmann the Great Co., N.Y. : H.C. Miner Litho. Co., [189-?] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/47/47b970a889c6-L.webp)
(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: Herrmann the Great Co., preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Herrmann the Great Co.
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Few magic posters of the period reached this scale, and this one, at about 200 by 105 centimeters, was built to be seen from across a street. It advertises "Herrmann the Great," the stage name of Leon Herrmann (1867-1909), a French-born illusionist who toured American theaters. The name had earlier belonged to his older brother, Alexander, and Leon kept it after Alexander's death in 1896. The poster was printed in color by the H.C. Miner Lithographing Company of New York, a firm known for theatrical advertising in the late 1800s, and it reflects the lavish, bill-topping style that touring magicians used to draw audiences.
| Created / published | N.Y. : H.C. Miner Litho. Co., [189-?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 200 x 105 cm. |
| Notes | Created by The H.C. Miner Litho. Co. |
| Subjects | Herrmann, Leon,--1867-1909--Performances. Magicians. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,109 × 5,115 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-226548 |
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