That brilliant psychic star, Newmann the Great – Antique Print
![That brilliant psychic star, Newmann the Great, St. Paul : Standard Show Printers, [ca. 1928] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/5e/5e05e4d15f43-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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of That brilliant psychic star, Newmann the Great. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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That brilliant psychic star, Newmann the Great
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The billing "That Brilliant Psychic Star, Newmann the Great" presents C. A. George Newmann as a mentalist and fortune-teller, and the poster's lithographed color art promoted him as a headline act. It was printed by Standard Show Printers of St. Paul, Minnesota, a firm that turned out theatrical and touring show posters, and it dates to about 1928. Such posters were meant to be seen from a distance on streets, storefronts, and tent-show lots, so their bold lettering and dramatic imagery were central to drawing crowds. Spiritualism and fortune-telling drew wide public interest in the 1920s, which helps explain why psychic performers were promoted this way.
| Created / published | St. Paul : Standard Show Printers, [ca. 1928] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 70 x 52 cm. |
| Notes | Created by Standard Show Printers |
| Subjects | Newmann, C. A. George--Performances. Magicians. Fortune telling. Magic. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,093 × 5,115 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-226589 |
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