![]() ![]() He went on to become the most famous escape artist of his day, captivating massive audiences by escaping during stage performances from the glass Chinese Water Torture Cell while suspended upside down and confined by a straightjacket. Water Torture Cell from 30. After a stint as a circus performer in the 1890s he become a magician and changed his name as a tribute to the French magician Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin. Harry Houdini, who was born Ehrich Weiss in Budapest in 1874, immigrated with his family to rural Appleton, Wisconsin when he was a child. an impossible escape from Houdinis water torture cell, a mind-blowing prediction that has to be. We integrate historic posters, broadsides, photographs, film and Houdini’s magic apparatus with contemporary pieces,” said Brooke Kamin Rapaport, the curator of the exhibit at the Manhattan museum. “The show is an interdisciplinary exhibition. John LeBlanc Posts: 903 Joined: Thu 5:00 pm Location: Houston, TX Re: Water Torture Cell replica controversy Postby John LeBlanc Wed 9:18 pm Originally posted by Michael Edwards: It actually sold for 150,000. ![]() “Houdini: Art and Magic,” which opens on Friday at The Jewish Museum, will feature a recreation of the Chinese Water Torture Cell, which Houdini used to enthrall huge audiences with his daring, death-defying escapes.
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