Thurston the great magician the wonder show of the universe. – Antique Wall Art
![Thurston the great magician the wonder show of the universe., Cleveland, O. : Otis Lithograph Co., [ca. 1914] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/57/5777a92e4a55-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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Step back in time with Thurston the great magician the wonder show of the universe., a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Thurston the great magician the wonder show of the universe.
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Howard Thurston, one of the most celebrated stage magicians of the early twentieth century, is billed here as "The Great Magician" in a tall, narrow lithograph made for his touring "Wonder Show of the Universe." The Otis Lithograph Company of Cleveland, a major maker of theatrical posters in that era, printed the sheet in color, probably around 1914. Such posters were pasted on storefronts, billboards, and theater walls to draw audiences to live shows, which in Thurston's case meant large illusion productions staged for paying crowds. The print is now held in the Library of Congress's McManus-Young Collection, which preserves many examples of American commercial lithography.
| Created / published | Cleveland, O. : Otis Lithograph Co., [ca. 1914] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 99 x 30 cm. |
| Genre | O." "Made in U.S.A." Forms part of the McManus-Young Collection. No. O-1377. Transferred from; LC Rare Book and Special Collections Division; 1956." |
| Notes | Created by The Otis Lithograph Co. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,811 × 4,770 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219534 |
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