tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post319316611843030117..comments2024-03-28T21:34:40.656-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: A Houdini photo you've never seenJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-77751112713925445072011-09-26T18:43:45.046-07:002011-09-26T18:43:45.046-07:00I have not only seen this photo.....I have a decen...I have not only seen this photo.....I have a decent sized poster with this photo on it hanging up in my shop where it has been for a number of years. It was an advertisement for the Escaporium in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada from back around 2004 or 2005 (it closed shortly after opening). This was a museum ran by Steve Santini (The Dark Master of Escape) that was dedicated to Houdini and the art The Amazing Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-59445920195600945592011-01-06T06:10:48.297-08:002011-01-06T06:10:48.297-08:00Wow, has this story proven to be popular. It's...Wow, has this story proven to be popular. It's now my second most viewed. The power of a photo!John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-49773409222080610312011-01-05T07:32:34.788-08:002011-01-05T07:32:34.788-08:00Nine published that I count. You've probably s...Nine published that I count. You've probably seen them all. Like the pic of him in the Russian manacle and the butt cheek shot from behind. Different manacles, but same session. His hair and the carpet are the tells.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-68468230435845883902011-01-04T21:44:45.784-08:002011-01-04T21:44:45.784-08:00So there are 9 shots from this photo shoot? Have A...So there are 9 shots from this photo shoot? Have ALL the others been published. Nice Ebay purchase!Carnegiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-70658984887299861312011-01-04T17:09:35.104-08:002011-01-04T17:09:35.104-08:00Interesting find, John. Congrats on scoring the p...Interesting find, John. Congrats on scoring the photo!melbonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-26588466490266359712011-01-04T15:51:11.112-08:002011-01-04T15:51:11.112-08:00Beautiful John. Thanks for sharing. :) And you ...Beautiful John. Thanks for sharing. :) And you are sooooooooo right! NOBODY could/can rock chains and a loin cloth like Houdini ;))Tracynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-88597165911509314272011-01-04T15:32:42.302-08:002011-01-04T15:32:42.302-08:00And #2 is the same location. That's just a poo...And #2 is the same location. That's just a poor reproduction. Check out the pic in Gresham's Houdini The Man Who Walked Through Walls. You can clearly see the carpet, etc.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-17220953919827478812011-01-04T15:25:52.642-08:002011-01-04T15:25:52.642-08:00You got it, dcbyron! :)You got it, dcbyron! :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-61867284276067339012011-01-04T15:24:34.863-08:002011-01-04T15:24:34.863-08:00The lock!
That's hilarious, and you've ac...The lock!<br /><br />That's hilarious, and you've acquired a wonderful photo.<br /><br />Based on the lock and poses, I'd say #3 of the trio is earliest, then yours, then #1 of the trio, and finally #2 in a different location.<br /><br />It appears that the stance he strikes in photos #2 and #3 is a stock pose for him ("Say 'cheese'"), while yours and #1 look as if dcbyronhttp://www.baroquepotion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-67100265010969933002011-01-04T15:18:09.203-08:002011-01-04T15:18:09.203-08:00What cover are you talking about, Penelope? I know...What cover are you talking about, Penelope? I know there is a lot of enhancing of HH images nowadays, and sometimes cover images are doctored just for design reasons. Nothing nefarious. <br /><br />What I love about this image is it's struck from the original glass negative. It's as pure as it can get. In fact, you'll only ever see shots from this session cropped. I left it uncropped.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-384623596244866042011-01-04T15:12:34.243-08:002011-01-04T15:12:34.243-08:00Lovely photo! Does anyone else worry about classic...Lovely photo! Does anyone else worry about classic photos being doctored by photoshop geeks? I've often looked at the cover of a recent Houdini book and wondered if that photo was "adjusted." Call me pointlessly paranoid if you must.Penelope Technophobenoreply@blogger.com