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Drawing - Houdini performing one of his infamous "box escapes" | McCord Museum
Houdini performing one of his infamous "box escapes"
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Houdini performing one of his infamous "box escapes"
Houdini performing one of his infamous "box escapes"
Due to its undetermined copyright status, this image cannot be downloaded at a higher resolution. Need more information about image licensing or a higher resolution image? Read our Photographic Services and Copyright page.

Drawing

Houdini performing one of his infamous "box escapes"
Printer
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
InscriptionsHandwritten, b. : Feb. 1907; handwritten, l.r. : complement; handwritten on back, c. : from / a m mcann / Feb. 1907
Period 20e siècle
Dimensions22,2 × 18,6 cm (8 3/4 × 7 5/16 in.)
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts
Object NumberM2014.128.707.63
DivisionDocumentary Art
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso
Status
Not on view

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Gelatin silver print
Harry Houdini performing a straitjacket escape, New York, NY, about 1920
White Studio
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M2014.128.673.2

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