Witness J.F. Burrows’ ‘Lightning Artist’ revealed! Discover rapid sketching & smoke-drawing secrets from this vintage guide. A magician’s must-have from the late 1800s!
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J.F. Burrows – Lightning Artist: Master the Art of Quick Sketching
Discover the fascinating world of rapid sketching with J.F. Burrows – Lightning Artist. This unique guide teaches you how to create stunning sketches in record time, a skill that was once a staple in magicians’ performances. Perfect for artists, collectors, and history enthusiasts alike, this book offers a glimpse into the allied arts of the 19th century.
Key Features:
- Unique Technique: Learn the rare method of drawing with smoke, a technique that sets this book apart from others.
- Historical Insight: Dive into the late 1800s with this undated publication, likely from the era of 1860-94, as inferred from related works by Burrows.
- Collector’s Item: This is a scan of the original, making it a valuable addition to any collection of historical art and magic literature.
Whether you’re an artist looking to expand your skills or a collector seeking a piece of history, J.F. Burrows – Lightning Artist is a must-have. Explore the techniques that captivated audiences over a century ago and add a unique piece to your library.
Contents are pretty much what title suggests: how to draw sketches very quickly.
This is not magic per se， but demonstrations such as this， along with things like paper folding， hand shadows， chapeaugraphy， etc.， were often included in magicians’s programs way back when. Many of the old magic books include chapters on such “allied” arts， so it may be of interest to modern readers & collectors， too.
This publication features a unique technique: drawing with smoke.
This book is undated， but judging from photographs， probably dates from the late 1800s. Another book by Burrows， featuring programs of famous magicians of the time， covers the period of about 1860-94， so I assume this book comes from somewhere in that era. This is scan of original.
(The program book is interesting as well， but my copy is a modern， “cleaned-up” html version and thus not of as much interest to collectors， aside from learning what sorts of acts the stars of the day were doing…there are no explanations， just set lists.)
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