$900
Cunning. The World's Greatest Psychic (In Person). Dr. Cunning. Knows. Sees. Tells. All. Kansas City, Quigley Litho., ca. 1915. Three-sheet (41 x 79") color lithograph bearing a large portrait of Cunning on a black background. Restoration and over-coloring at folds, with minor paper replacement. Fair condition. Linen backed."Dr." Cunning may have been Robert Cunningham, a one-time handcuff king and escape artist, and rival of Houdini's. After achieving some success and modest fame as a jail breaker, Cunning changed the direction of his career and became the right hand man of Alexander, "The Man Who Knows," from whom he learned the business of theatrical mind reading. His billing in this uncommon poster is similar to Alexander's in many ways.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2011-03-26
