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Herrmann, Adelaide. Adelaide Herrmann and Company. Hindoo Magic. New York: The Metropolitan Printing Co., ca. 1905. Most likely a representation of a feat of true “black art,” the poster depicts Adelaide Herrmann performing the Decapitation illusion. She holds a sword in her hands while her headless assistant gestures toward a pedestal on which rests her own head. A skeleton floats in the background while a devil flies overhead. 30 x 20”. Thinned spots and chips in margins; A-.