Escape artist

Harry Houdini's escapes were physically grueling so it's no wonder he exercised diligently and strenuously. His rigorous fitness regimen and unrelenting tour schedule kept him in tip-top shape. One doctor told the Boston Post that Houdini was “the most remarkable man I ever examined.” Houdini wasn't shy about showing off his bod, performing many of his tricks half-naked! Studio photograph of Houdini in white trunks and chains, c. 1905, modern photograph. Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton…

Our dreams are often wildly confusing with imagery many of us don't understand and memories which seem to fade the instant our eyes open. Photographer Nicolas Bruno suffers from a condition called sleep paralysis which keeps him in a halfway state between being asleep and being awake. Through his incredible and haunting images Nicolas Bruno recreates the experiences from his

James VanDerZee, [Group in car], ca. 1920s (753.1990) James VanDerZee, The Actor, 1922 (853.2000) James VanDerZee, [Unidentified Man], ca. 1923 (650.1990) James VanDerZee, Escape Artist, 1924 (883.…

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The Escape Artist is one of those unassuming little shows where you go in thinking what you are going to see will be one thing and you come out and it has turned into something else entirely. The …

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