RICKY JAY AND HIS 52 ASSISTANTS POSTER REPRINT
-
GORGEOUS COLLECTIBLE ART PRINT
Absolutely Stunning In Real Life | Makes A Wonderful Gift To Your Magician Friends
BACKGROUND
One-Hundred and fifty seats per show were sold out for the original two-week-straight-one-manned show, Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants. The show was aired on HBO more than once. Jay admits that it is meant to be seen live. Directed by friend David Mamet and written and produced by himself, the show was a critical and popular success, receiving the Lucille Lortel and Obie awards. Not only that, but it broke a record as the fastest selling Off-Broadway run.
DETAILS
Creates beautiful prints with 100 year archival quality.
SIZE
16” x 20” Unframed Print. - (FRAMED PRINT SERVES AS ONLY AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT CAN LOOK LIKE FRAMED)
16” x 20” Unframed Print. - (FRAMED PRINT SERVES AS ONLY AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT CAN LOOK LIKE FRAMED)
PLEASE NOTE: Shipping rates are calculated and not set by me. Also, as these are printed on demand off a large format digital press, so there is some lead time, typically 5 to 7 calendar days.
________________
ABOUT RICKY JAY
Ricky Jay (1948 - 2018) was born Richard Jay Potash and was an American stage magician, actor, and writer. He is considered one of the most knowledgeable and skilled sleight-of-hand experts in the United States. He is notable for his signature card tricks, card throwing, memory feats, and stage patter.
Jay was born in Brooklyn, New York to a middle class Jewish family. His grandfather, Max Katz, was a well-to-do certified public accountant and amateur magician who introduced Jay to the profession.
At least two of his shows, Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants and On the Stem, were directed by David Mamet, who has also cast Jay in a number of his films. Jay appeared in productions by other directors, notably Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights and Magnolia, as well as The Prestige and season one of HBO's Deadwood as card sharp Eddie Sawyer.
Until recently, Jay had been listed in the Guinness Book of Records for throwing a playing card 190 ft at 90 miles per hour (the current record is 216 ft, by Rick Smith, Jr.). Ricky Jay could throw a playing card into a watermelon rind (which he referred to as the "thick, pachydermatous outer melon layer" of "the most prodigious of household fruits") from ten paces.
Jay had created a consulting firm, Deceptive Practices, which provided "arcane knowledge on a need-to-know basis." His firm's clients were often within the stage, television, and film industries. He worked with libraries and museums on their collections, including the Mulholland Library of Conjuring and the Allied Arts and the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Culver City, California.
Special Thanks to Magicpedia For Some Biographical Information
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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.
