Original vintage poster on cardboard. The dimensions are Approx. 22" x 13.75.Very rare original poster of Magician Ovette promoting -International Brotherhood of Magicians Convention in Columbus Ohio, our guess in 1930s. The International Brotherhood of Magicians was founded in 1922 and is the world's largest organizations for professional and amateur magicians. There are more than 300 local groups, called "Rings" in over 30 countries. The I.B.M. consists of approximately 15,000 members worldwide. Great Ovette (January 20, 1885 – August 5, 1946) also known as Joseph Ovette was an Italian American author and professional magician. Ovette was born as Giuseppe Olivo, in Naples, Italy. He also performed under the name Lung Chan Yuen and was well known for his hanging illusion act that was advertised as "The Man They Couldn't Hang". He wrote books on magic and contributed to numerous magic magazines. Ovette performed the "blindfold drive", this consisted of him driving a car blindfolded through the streets of Ottawa.He died in Buffalo, New York from a throat infection. He was buried in Ontario, Canada.

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