Alexander – The Man who Knows

This is a reproduction of a 1920 Alexander “The Man Who Knows” Magic poster. Alexander was an American vaudeville magician who specialised in mentalism and psychic reading acts, dressed in Oriental style robes and a feathered turban, and often used a crystal ball as a prop. Alexander was a master at procuring publicity through stunts and advertising and his fascinating posters were an integral part of his strategy. While adept at some conventional magic, he became world-famous for his “psychic” abilities, establishing his reputation (and a huge fortune) by answering questions “mentally sent” to him by audience members.

Alexander was perhaps the most successful professional theatrical mind reader of his generation. He made millions of dollars performing on the grandest vaudeville stages – nearly $240,000. in 1924 alone and retired at age 47.Alexander Conlin admitted to killing four men, was married seven times, occasionally to more than one woman at a time, spent time in jails and prisons around the U.S. and counted some of the greatest magicians of his time as his close friends.

An original version of this poster sold for £750 in 2015.

Our posters are carefully and professionally created from vintage originals. Whilst great care is taken in the production of these posters, we also try to maintain a vintage feel, so there may be small imperfections, fold marks, scuffs, tears or marks that were part of the original poster master. If these do appear they should be visible on the larger views of the item on this listing. The originals of many of the posters we offer can cost many thousands of pounds, so whilst these posters look great, especially framed and mounted on a wall, they are intended as a fun, affordable reproductions and not intended fine art prints.

The 50x70cm version has been specially produced to be used in conjunction with Ikea’s 50x70cm Ribba picture frame which currently retails for around £12. So you can bag a print and frame for a great price.