Leon the Wizard – Vintage Wall Art
![Leon the Wizard, N.Y. : Gillin Litho. Co., [189-?] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a6/a6b7fe0c4150-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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This rare vintage poster captures Leon the Wizard in remarkable 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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Leon the Wizard
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Leon the Wizard" is the billing on this tall color lithograph, which promoted a performer whose act centered on juggling and stage illusion. Printed by the Gillin Litho. Co. of New York, it probably dates to the 1890s, when touring magicians and variety acts relied on large, eye-catching posters to draw crowds to theaters and halls. Posters like this were printed in quantity and pasted up on walls and fences, so surviving copies are uncommon. The sheet belongs to the McManus-Young Collection, a group of American theatrical posters now held by the Library of Congress.
| Created / published | N.Y. : Gillin Litho. Co., [189-?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 76 x 48 cm. |
| Genre | juggler. Forms part of the McManus-Young Collection. No. 906. Transferred from; LC Rare Book and Special Collections Division; 1956." |
| Notes | Created by The Gillin Litho. Co. |
| Subjects | Rehan--Performances. Juggling. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,811 × 4,671 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220019 |
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