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An Enthralling Collection of Magical Curiosities Heads to Sotheby’s

by Hakim Bishara October 20, 2021October 21, 2021

The legendary performer Ricky Jay amassed a collection of about 10,000 rare books, posters, and artwork about all things esoteric.

Posted inPerformance

The Original Forger of Magic

by John Yau August 1, 2020November 5, 2020

No one was as successful at impersonation and forgery as William Ellsworth Robinson, nor has anyone failed as spectacularly.

Posted inBooks

A Series of Spells Conjured in Graphite and Watercolor

Avatar photo by Allison Meier February 22, 2019February 21, 2019

A Book of Staves by artist Jesse Bransford features painted charms inspired by Icelandic magic.

Posted inArt

How a Magician Preserved the Ephemera of Victorian Entertainment

Avatar photo by Allison Meier November 17, 2016November 17, 2016

The British Library exhibits selections from its archive on Victorian entertainment, all collected by the 19th-century magician Evanion.

Posted inArt

The Poisons, Potions, and Charms of Shakespeare’s Plays

Avatar photo by Allison Meier April 5, 2016August 19, 2021

Potions, poisons, and symbolic herbs are frequent plot devices in the plays of William Shakespeare, and reflect the medical knowledge of his time.

Posted inArt

An Indoor Forest Where a Massive Head Waits in the Water

Avatar photo by Allison Meier March 28, 2016March 29, 2016

The first sensation visitors to Anima at the Invisible Dog in Brooklyn experience is disorientation, as they walk through a dark tunnel made from scraps of wood that seem pulled together by a vortex.

Posted inArt

Debuting the Collection of Britain’s Mother of Modern Witchcraft

Avatar photo by Allison Meier March 23, 2016May 26, 2016

In 2013, a blue plaque, the historic marker of British heritage, was bestowed, for the first time, on the home of a witch.

Posted inArt

Wolf Teeth, Cradle Knives, and Other Early Modern Sleep Superstitions

Avatar photo by Allison Meier March 22, 2016March 23, 2016

Sleep for early modern Europeans was a time to be wary of demons and other dangers of the night.

Posted inIn Brief

Abracadabra! Republicans Want to Designate Magic a “Rare and Valuable Art Form”

by Claire Voon March 17, 2016

You may not believe in magic, but it has touched the souls of a number of Republicans, who are now calling for the nation to officially recognize it “as a rare and valuable art form and national treasure.”

Posted inArt

Recreating the Magic Circle of a Surrealist Seriously into the Occult

Avatar photo by Allison Meier January 26, 2016January 26, 2016

Dressed in a crisp tuxedo, Swiss artist Kurt Seligmann stepped into a chalk circle lined with the names of archangels on the wood floor of his Manhattan apartment.

Posted inArt

Secret Skulls Found in a Victorian Painting of a 16th-Century Magician

Avatar photo by Allison Meier January 21, 2016January 21, 2016

A ring of human skulls originally circled 16th-century magician John Dee in a painting by the English artist Henry Gillard Glindoni.

Posted inArt

Reassembling the Lost Library of a 16th-Century Magician Who Spoke to Angels

Avatar photo by Allison Meier January 18, 2016January 20, 2016

Scholar, Courtier, Magician: The Lost Library of John Dee opens today at the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) in London.

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