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AED[ESCAPE ARTIST] RITHLOW, Fred. Sensationel Fred Rithlow L’E...
Lot 293
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Bidsquare : The Ricky Jay Collection
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This was Potter & Potter's first sale from the singular, eclectic collection of Ricky Jay, the lauded actor, celebrated sleight-of-hand magician, and noted author, who curated his own extensive collection of magic, circus, and showbiz ephemera. Prices Realized Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
This was Potter & Potter's first sale from the singular, eclectic collection of Ricky Jay, the lauded actor, celebrated sleight-of-hand magician, and noted author, who curated his own extensive collection of magic, circus, and showbiz ephemera. Prices Realized Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
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[ESCAPE ARTIST] RITHLOW, Fred. Sensationel Fred Rithlow L?Evad? Perp?tuel. Hamburg: Adolph Friedlander, 1910. One-sheet color lithograph of this unusual escape feat presented as a playlet in the American West, performed by the magician while being dragged behind a fast-moving steed. Framed to 29 ? x 39 ??. Old folds visible, but not examined out of frame. See Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women, color plates. A bizarre combination of equestrian exhibition and escape artistry, the somewhat Americanized text below the image describes Rithlow?s act as follows: ?In his original scene / from the American lynchjustice / The punichement [sic] of a horse thief and how he escapes.? Rithlow was chained and fettered by cowboys, and tied in a sack, which was then roped to the saddle of a horse. While being dragged along behind the galloping animal, he made his miraculous escape. Vignettes in the poster show him before, during, and after the performance.
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