The exhibition, she said, shows many of these props and reveals how the Hungarian-American's incredible stunts were grounded in the everyday life of the common man. Brooke Kamin Rapaport, curator, Jewish Museum on Houdini's tricks Once the secret is revealed, it's not as compelling "They weren't exotic props, for example the metamorphosis trunk is like a packing trunk or a steamer trunk that an immigrant community would have instant identification with," said Brooke Kamin Rapaport, curator of "Houdini: Art and Magic" at the Jewish Museum in New York.
Houdini's stunts and tricks relied heavily on "magic apparatus" or stage props, including the "Metamorphosis Trunk," his handcuffs and the"Water Torture Cell," among others. "This is a guy that here it is, 85 years after his death, he is still as well known today - everybody knows who Houdini was," said Jeff Taylor, director of the American Museum of Magic in Marshall, Michigan. His infamous escapes - from straitjackets while suspended high in the air, and from coffins, locked trunks and outsize milk cans - made him a household name across the world at the beginning of the 20th century. (CNN) - Though he died nearly a century ago, the legendary illusionist Harry Houdini remains one of the best-known magicians of all time.
When he was 17, he began performing as a magician - mostly performing card tricks and coin tricks at small museums and fairs. His family moved to the United States when he was 4 years old. Harry Houdini was born on Main Budapest, Hungary. He is, arguably, one of the most famous magicians in The type of magic that he performed is known as "illusions".
Harry Houdini was a magician, noted for his sensational escape acts.
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