"Alexander - The Man Who Knows" Print (Canvas Giclee 12x18)

Contributor: Metropolitan Printing Co.. Year: 1900. Themes: Magic. Art Styles: Vintage Art. Vertical Portrait Orientation. Art Type: Fine art print, canvas, framed wall art, giclee print & canvas. Country of Origin: USA. ISBN: 0-587-14695-8. All canvases ship ready to hang on 3/4 in. wood stretchers (2 in. for Heavy Duty), with the exception of unstretched canvas. The magicians of the era liked the mysticism of the far east as a gimic for showmanship. The turban because a trademark of Alexander. Claude Alexander performed feats of mind-reading and psychic prediction that defied explanation. He lived between 1880 and 1954 and performed on stage as "Alexander" between 1915 and 1924. Off stage he was a womanizer, a con man, and a perfectionist, all of which let to his exit from the magic theater.