Von Arx Magician Illusionist poster portrait – Vintage Poster
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare vintage poster captures Von Arx Magician Illusionist poster portrait in remarkable detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Von Arx Magician Illusionist poster portrait
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Billed as a magician and illusionist, Von Arx appears here in a portrait poster, a format that let touring performers announce themselves to a town before the show arrived. Posters like this were usually printed in quantity and pasted on fences, storefronts and walls along a tour route, so the image had to hold attention at a glance. Stage magic drew large crowds in the late 1800s and early 1900s through traveling shows, vaudeville houses and circuses. The lettering and styling of such posters often show how a performer wanted to be remembered.
| Original scan | 2,012 × 2,674 px · prints to 7 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 1609u |
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