As you can imagine, I have been doing a lot of image research lately for my film. Most recently, I started researching what a magician's promotional poster would look like, and oddly enough, the majority of posters I found were from back in the day. Do today's magicians not make posters to promote their acts? Is magic marketing a thing of the past? From the examples I found, it seems that the posters are an animal all their own, with all sorts of crazy elements. More than one magician makes a visual connection to 'the dark side', hanging out with demons and such. Seems pretty audacious to me, considering that during the turn of the 20th century, propriety and being a good Christian was still pretty important to most people. Perhaps it was the 1902 version of the sex tape: come and gape at the underbelly of society.
Sensationalism is always sensational.
Anyway, here are a few of the posters I liked for your viewing enjoyment.
Sensationalism is always sensational.
Anyway, here are a few of the posters I liked for your viewing enjoyment.
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