ORIGINAL 1930's COLORCRAFT Hand painted artwork ZOGI the Great

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I have been contacted by the original owner's Son and Granddaughter and they have passed along this info to me. I very much appreciate it. Robert Curran and Harold Braucht rented a little space at the Oklahoma Publishing Co in the corner of a room in 1933 with one roller press. Robert was in charge of the art & production, and Harold was the sales and promotion guy. The early posters had the art drawn on wood, for each color and the wood carved away to elevate the printing surface. They then used block letter type faces to complete the layout. As the business grew they moved into a couple of locations on their own, and purchased more presses from a firm in Chicago.Those huge presses were so loud, almost all of the printers  had hearing problems later in life.
They were early users of lithography printing, making their own plates and photographic work. They pretty much stayed with entertainment printing. Circuses, and Amusement attractions. They did print a world war 2 bond poster, with the Minute Man and the Pioneer Woman statue on it. One may still be hanging in the state capital.
They did snipe printing for the Clyde Beatty Circus, and Barnum & Bailey Circus. To save the cost of shipping paper, sent the plates to a little shop they established in Lodi Ca.
During WW2, they enticed one of the Carnivals to set up in downtown Okla. City near the Civic Center to entertain the military men stations at Will Rogers, and Navy men from Norman. Later they booked Broadway show touring company's in Okla. City, bought a movie theatre
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COLORCRAFT POSTER COMPANY WAS THE PRINTING COMPANY OPENED IN 1933 THAT PRINTED SOME OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER COLLECTABLE POSTERS. MOST COLLECTORS ARE AWARE THEY ARE A LEGENDARY PRINTING COMPANY.   To view the other Colorcraft posters I am selling click here
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IN THE EARLY 1980'S COLORCRAFT SOLD OUT ALL INVENTORY AND EQUIPMENT TO A FELLA WHO CONTACTED ME. I RECENTLY BOUGHT THAT INVENTORY MINUS A FEW HUNDRED
POSTERS THAT HE HAD SOLD .
IN THAT INVENTORY IS ORIGINAL ART, NEGATIVES, CUTS ETC. IT WOULD TAKE TO LONG TO INVENTORY AS A WHOLE. I AM GOING TO BE PULLING OUT POSTERS AND OTHER ITEMS AND LISTING THEM ON EBAY AS FAST AS I CAN. I WILL BRING OUT SOME OF THE ORIGINAL ART AND NEGATIVES AS SOON AS I CAN
THIS IS A EXTREMELY UNIQUE AND RARE FIND. I LITERALLY HAD TO DEAL WITH BARN BEES BUZZING ME, THOUSANDS OF WASPS AND THEIR NESTS ON STORAGE BOXES. A BABY SKUNK, POISON RECLUSE SPIDERS AND FINALLY A WATER MOCCASIN THAT HAD TO BE KILLED BECAUSE HE WANTED TO FIGHT. SEE PIC IF YOU WANT BY CLICKING HERE
OKIE
RICK HOLLYWOOD SLAYS VICIOUS POISON SNAKE
, I TOOK A PICTURE OF HIM SO NO ONE WOULD THINK I WAS EXAGGERATING
I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY GETTING THESE ITEMS AND WILL BE LISTING AS FAST AS I CAN TO GET BACK SOME CAPITAL
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Zogi
(aka Prince Zogi) was a touring magician and booking agent.
The son of sharecroppers, he began his career by joining a Carnival after working the wheat fields in western Kansas. There in 1926, he met and married his wife, Gladys May Sidebottom, a ticket seller, whose grandfather owned the carnival.
He became known as Prince Zogi and with his wife took their act on the road as the Zogi Variety Review. The act included a levitation, disappearing animals, and Metamorphosis. He became well-known in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas Panhandle, and southeast Missouri. Later his two daughters, Helen and Lorraine, also joined the act.
At the height of his show's popularity, he took on another job as a booking agent and handled
Virgil and Julie
.
He moved to Hutchinson, Kansas in 1936.
In 1994, he was named to the Order of Merlin Excalibur by the International Brotherhood of Magicians for 50 years of support.
His promotional photo can be seen on the
Conjuring Arts
exhibit "The Many Faces of Magic"
I HAVE FOUND THE ORIGINAL NEGATIVES TO MAKE POSTERS AS WELL AS A LOT OF OTHER ITEMS THAT I AM LISTING IN ANOTHER AUCTION
This appears to be the original 1st painting working up to the final test proof poster.
Painted on heavy cardstock Illustration Board 11" x 14"
The artwork is 6 1/4" x 12 1/2". My picture of the painting does not show the amazing detail. I think a poster paint was used
Very nice detail on the characters. Stunning is the word that best describes it
The directions for the lettering are in the borders, unknown artist employed by or sub-contracted by Colorcraft. I have founf a few hand drawn things in pencil also that are awesome
" I FOUND THIS POSTER IN WITH SOME OF THE OTHER STUFF, I WILL SHIP IT WITH THE PAINTING
I AM SELLING 100'S OF POSTERS THAT I HAVE COLLECTED FROM AROUND THE WORLD,
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