Poster

Object number2007.3.85 a,b

Date1997

OriginPittsburgh, PA

MediumPaper

Credit LineGift of Alan Rosenberg

DescriptionShot From A Cannon Human Bullet poster with Limited Edition certificate.Dimensions22.063 x 21.938 in. (56 x 55.7 cm)
InscriptionsFront has text “SHOT FROM CANNON / FREE / DAILY / MISS / LUCIE GILETTE / “THE / HUMAN / BULLET” / IN / PERSON”.
Marks(a)
Front has text at bottom "Triangle Poster and Printing Co. 4012".

(b)
Certificate has printed date of "12/17/97".
Historical NotesAfter returning from military service in World War II, David Rosenberg, the donor Alan Rosenberg's father, purchased a small printing company in Pittsburgh that had been operating since the early 1900s (originally owned by Shapiro Brothers). Named the Triangle Poster and Printing Company for its original location near the Point of Pittsburgh, Rosenberg's company specialized in printing colorful circus and fair posters using wood blocks and wood type. This printing technique produced rich, saturated colors in comparison to off-set printing, which eventually replaced the wood-block method. As of 2007, Triangle Poster and Printing Company still prints carnival and fair posters using wood blocks that were acquired over 50 years prior.

Related person David Rosenberg

Related person Lucie Gilette

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