George (Grover George) | The Supreme Master of Magic

George (Grover George)

Triumphant American Tour. George the Supreme Master of Magic. 18 People, Car load of Scenic Effects. Cleveland: The Otis Lithograph Co., ca. 1924 (no. 41639)

Color lithograph poster (27 3/4 x 40 3/4 in.; 678 x 1035 mm). Laid down on linen. 

By the second decade of the twentieth century, "[t]he most famous illusionists no longer had to describe their tricks in their posters, but could attract spectators simply by having their faces plastered all over town. … [This] poster created for George … foreshadows the visual language of horror films" (Illusions, p. 173). A brilliant, fresh and bright impression.

George's American tour was not so triumphant: it was overshadowed and perhaps sabotaged by Thurston, and George spent most of his career touring Latin America.

REFERENCE:

Illusions 166