tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post7425535584959317292..comments2024-03-28T08:03:31.442-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Houdini's 1912 Overboard Box posterJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-10039495441631740962018-08-01T07:57:57.510-07:002018-08-01T07:57:57.510-07:00Great information - thanks very much, John.Great information - thanks very much, John.Tom and Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133250855806942658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-88153288146193601552018-08-01T07:51:48.656-07:002018-08-01T07:51:48.656-07:00So true. The colors on these stone lithographs are...So true. The colors on these stone lithographs are stunning. And they've maintained beautifully.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-1447192162015361972018-08-01T07:48:54.957-07:002018-08-01T07:48:54.957-07:00I should add DC has a little section devoted to th...I should add DC has a little section devoted to this artist in his museum.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-28620283459943085522018-08-01T07:42:28.422-07:002018-08-01T07:42:28.422-07:00It's said Strobridge did not allow one artist ...It's said Strobridge did not allow one artist do a poster entirely themselves. One artist would do the people, another would do elements or backgrounds, etc. This was done in part to keep any one artist (employee) from becoming a star. However, David Copperfield told me Houdini favored a particular artist who had a background in magic catalog illustration, and Houdini would insist that artistJohn Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-74237277515443309892018-08-01T07:17:29.737-07:002018-08-01T07:17:29.737-07:00Stylistically, the poster's in a class by itse...Stylistically, the poster's in a class by itself, and in certain aspects, very different from other Houdini posters from Strobridge. It would be interesting to know how many different artists worked on their posters.Tom and Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133250855806942658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-53865574249287745732018-07-31T18:35:11.431-07:002018-07-31T18:35:11.431-07:00A beautifully rendered poster! The blue color of t...A beautifully rendered poster! The blue color of the ocean hits the viewer between the eyes.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.com