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Prepared from the source scan: surroundings removed and the sheet levelled where required. The source record remains available below.
The WPA & the Golden Age · The American Golden Age
Thurston, Kellar's Successor, Strobridge Poster
Thurston (magic show), 1908
Format
Archival pigment giclée on museum-grade matte art paper, color-managed to the source scan — the flat inks and stone grain intact. The 40×60 is the room-changer.
Size
$39.00
What it is
A Strobridge & Co. colour lithograph of 1908 billing 'Thurston, Kellar's successor'.
Why it matters
Howard Thurston ran away from home as a boy and was taken in by travelling performers; Kellar became his mentor and named him successor on retiring. Thurston became the most famous magician of his time.
What to notice
The billing borrows the old master's name to launch the new one.
A succession announced on a wall.
Provenance
- School
- The American Golden Age — the Poster before 1931 (United States)
- Printer / house
- Strobridge & Co. Lith., Cincinnati
- Format
- Theater poster
- Poster published
- Thurston (magic show), 1908
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division · LCCN 2014635620
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-01.
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