Herrmann the Great Co. – Antique Wall Art
![Herrmann the Great Co., N.Y. : H.C. Miner Litho. Co., [189-?] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f0/f0efabc5d7d2-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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Herrmann the Great Co. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Leon Herrmann, billed as "Herrmann the Great," was a French-born stage magician whose touring shows made him one of the best-known conjurers in America in the late 1800s. This large color lithograph, nearly two meters tall, was a theatrical poster meant to be seen from a distance on city streets and in theater lobbies. It was produced by the H.C. Miner Litho. Co. of New York, a firm that printed many bold advertising posters for stage performers of the period. Its dramatic imagery and oversized format show how magicians of that era relied on eye-catching print to draw audiences.
| Created / published | N.Y. : H.C. Miner Litho. Co., [189-?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 200 x 105 cm. |
| Notes | Created by The H.C. Miner Litho. Co. |
| Subjects | Herrmann, Leon,--1867-1909--Performances. Magicians. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,115 × 5,154 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-226547 |
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