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One sheet stone litho magic famous vintage advertising
poster for the magician Alexander, known as "The Man Who Knows". The poster, titled "Ask Alexander," was created around the 1920s by "Av Yaga Bombay," a fictional company name the magician used to add to his mystical persona from the East.
Magician Details
Performer: The man depicted in the turban is Claude Alexander Conlin (1880–1954), an American vaudeville mentalist and psychic who performed mind-reading acts.
Design: The distinctive design features Alexander's profile with his white turban cleverly shaped into a question mark.
Career: Alexander was one of the highest-paid mystics and magicians of the 1910s and 1920s, famous for his elaborate robes and stage presence. |
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