{"product_id":"hugard-sea-nymph-illusion-1916-magic-poster","title":"Hugard Sea Nymph Illusion c.1920 | Vintage Magic Poster","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe moon is smiling, and the woman in the clamshell below it has the sea foaming around her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSydney Day, The Printer, of Sydney, Australia, lithographed the poster to advertise the vaudeville illusion act of Jean Hugard. Hugard was born John Gerard Rodney Boyce in Toowoomba, Queensland. He moved to the United States in 1916 and worked the American vaudeville circuits from 1916 to 1918, with \"Birth of the Sea Nymph\" as one of his signature feature attractions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe later owned and performed in a magic theatre at Luna Park, Coney Island, from 1919 to 1929. The McCord Stewart Museum holds an impression (accession M2014.128.232).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOn the poster\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA semi-draped woman reclines inside an open clamshell. dark-green plant forms with red flower heads rise from the surf on either side, and white water jets arc against a deep navy sky under a smiling full moon. Bold red type outlined in yellow across the top reads \"HUGARD'S FASCINATING ILLUSION\". Flowing red script at the foot names the act: \"The Birth of the Sea Nymph\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout this print\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA digitally restored reproduction, printed on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Fine Art paper with pigment inks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Poster Archives","offers":[{"title":"A4","offer_id":64852051165561,"sku":"VPA-14179-A4","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3","offer_id":64890311246201,"sku":"VPA-14179-A3","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":64894655168889,"sku":"VPA-14179-A2","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/1139\/4937\/files\/Advertising-Hugard-FascinatingIllusion-BirthOfSeaNymph-1900s__VPA-14179_7a51ced3-dd6d-46ff-8893-987c0b7ef8c4.jpg?v=1792071801","url":"https:\/\/vintageposterarchives.com\/products\/hugard-sea-nymph-illusion-1916-magic-poster","provider":"Vintage Poster Archives","version":"1.0","type":"link"}