Description: “CARDINI & SWAN 8X10 PUBLICITY PHOTO”-- FANTASTIC B&W ARCHIVAL PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRINT - Incredible 8" X 10" beautiful black and white reprint, perfect for framing. Printed on archival 73 lb. glossy photographic stock. This is a photographic print from a high quality original. When evaluating the quality of the photo, please keep in mind that some photos in our collection were taken over 100 years ago. ABOUT CARDINI Born Richard Valentine Pitchford (24 November 1895 – 13 November 1973) was a master magician under the name Cardini, whose career spanned almost half a century. Born in Britain, he worked chiefly in the United States of America. Richard Valentine Pitchford was born in Britain on 24 November 1895, in the Mumbles, in Swansea. Some sources use the incorrect year of 1899. He joined the British Army during World War I, where he passed time in the trenches by practising card manipulations. One result of his many hours of practising outdoors in frigid weather was that he developed the ability to perform card manipulations while wearing gloves. After being injured in battle, he continued to hone his magic skills in a hospital. After an unsuccessful attempt to establish himself as a stage magician in British variety, he travelled to Australia, where he performed initially as Val Raymond before adopting the name Cardini. His new name advertised his mastery of card manipulation and paid homage to the most famous magician of the era, Houdini. Cardini subsequently performed in Canada and then entered the United States from British Columbia. While working his way across the U.S. he met Swan Walker in Chicago, who became his wife and lifelong assistant. In New York City, Cardini became an almost immediate success, as audiences (and magicians) had never seen such an act. Cardini enhanced his performance by incorporating his magic tricks into a skit. Sleight of hand, gestures, and the appearance and disappearance of objects were all precisely timed to music. He performed in New York at The Palace, Radio City Music Hall, Copacabana and other prominent nightclubs and reviews, and in London at the London Palladium. In 1938 he gave a command performance for King George V. In 1945 he became president of the Magician's Guild, at the death of Theodore Hardeen. In 1957 at the age of 62 he appeared on one of the few magic television shows broadcast at that time, Festival of Magic. He died on 13 November 1973 in Gardiner, New York. Legacy The 2012 documentary Deceptive Practice includes archival footage and commentary on Cardini’s career. On November 13, 2013, 30 years after his death, Cardini was recognized by his nephew and fellow magician, Randy Pitchford. Randy funded the development of a museum exhibit, in honor of Cardini, located at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. The exhibit can be found in the Inner Circle of the Magic Castle, where the Houdini exhibit previously stood. The exhibit showcases some of the most important artifacts from Cardini's world-recognized act. Awards Among his many acclamations was the New England Magic Society's proclamation of Cardini as the "greatest exponent of pure sleight of hand the world has ever known" (1958). He was honored in 1970 with the title "Master Magician", which was awarded at the Magic Castle, LA, and presented by Tony Curtis. In 1999 he was named one of Magic Magazine's Top Magicians of the 20th Century. He was a three time President of the Society of American Magicians. In 1960 The Magic Circle in London honored him with the Silver Wand Award. Thanks to UpClosed For Some Biographical Information. There Will Be No Watermark On Your Photo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . If you have a question - please ask before you buy! I will answer all questions honestly and quickly. I appreciate all my customers and will do my very best to make sure you are happy with your purchase so please let me know how I can help. _gsrx_vers_795 (GS 7.0.7 (795)) _gsrx_vers_1653 (GS 9.7.5 (1653))
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