Kellar – Vintage Print
(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.)
Description
This rare vintage poster captures Kellar in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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This tall lithograph advertises Harry Kellar, one of the most celebrated American stage magicians of the late 1800s, and its subject headings point to the "demons" and "toasting" acts that were part of his program. The Strobridge Litho Company, a firm known for large theatrical posters, printed it in color around 1899, with the record listing both Cincinnati and New York as places of production. Posters like this one were meant to be seen from a distance on city streets, so their bold figures and dramatic scenes were designed to draw audiences to the show. Kellar later passed his mantle as the leading American magician to Harry Houdini, who had been a member of his circle.
| Created / published | Cin'ti ; New York : Strobridge Litho. Co., c1899. |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 215 x 102 cm. |
| Genre | no. 8 (C size); POS - MAG - .K44 |
| Notes | Created and copyright 1899 by The Strobridge Litho Co |
| Subjects | Kellar, Harry,--1849-1922--Performances. Demons. Toasting. Magic. Magicians. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,099 × 4,077 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-226540 |
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