Harris, Gus | Heralded by an angel

Harris, Gus

Gus Harris. Hamburg: Lith. Adolph Friedländer, ca. 1906 (no. 3760)

Color lithograph poster (28 x 37 3/4 in.; 712 x 958 mm). Fold creases, some with minor repair, closed internal tear, a couple of small surface abrasions. Laid down on linen.

Kraftjongleur Gus Harris prepares to catch a shell just fired from an artillery piece. Overhead, a semi-clad winged angel announces Harris's arrival, blowing a buisine and towing his framed portrait.

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Exemplars, p. 280