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Kellar the Great Magician half-sheet poster, ca. 1894
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Kellar, Harry. Kellar the Great Magician. Cincinnati, Strobridge Litho., ca. 1894. Half-sheet (19 x 22”) color lithograph depicting the classic bust portrait of Kellar with imps perched on his shoulders, one of them whispering in his ear. Framed to an overall size of 30 x 40”. Not examined out of frame. Kellar was the first magician to use the whispering devil image in his advertising, making this the first example of a magic poster to utilize what is now an iconic theme from the art’s “golden age.”
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Kellar the Great Magician half-sheet poster, ca. 1894
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