Ricky Jay Trapped in an Elevator! With Girls!
Watch as Ricky Jay faces his greatest challenge ever! In this video, he is forced into the harrowing position of having to fend off two vapid women while trapped in an elevator. Do a trick Mr. Jay! Ricky Jay Trapped In An Elevator With Two Stupid Girls from Ricky Jay
Ed Marlo in France!
Recently, here at Conjuring Arts, we have been working on transcribing a large file of letters from Ed Marlo to Mel Brown. They span from 1954 to 1991 and are quite fascinating, containing gossip, reviews of books and videos, tricks and sleights, tips and finesses, etc. While the work on these is not finished, we [...]
Magic-Con 2010!
We are back from Magic-Con and are still trying to wrap our heads around how awesome it was. Dan Buck, Dave Buck, and Syd Segal really did a great job assembling an amazing line up of performers and organizing events that would get the most out of their presence. Two members of our Board of [...]
Conjuring Arts in the NY Times!
On Sunday, March 7, 2010, the New York Times published an article on the Millionaires’ Magician, Steve Cohen, titled “Grand Illusions”. Mr. Cohen has been known to frequent the library when researching effects for his show Chamber Magic which plays at the Waldorf-Astoria here in New York. The article features a profile of Mr. Cohen [...]
William Zavis Letters by Ricky Smith
The research center holds a vast trove of correspondence between a great number and variety of magicians. One section of the collection comes from William Zavis and is especially valuable for research purposes because he generally kept copies of his outgoing correspondence along with the letters he received. Further, Mr. Zavis worked as a US [...]
The Many Faces of Magic
Fame escapes many fine magicians, but as this collection illustrates, it is not for a lack of trying. Some of these guys seem to have had great agents and fine stylists. Check out this interesting compilation of head shots, press photos and performance images of the Many Faces of Magic. Visit the Gallery
