Magic Lantern Shows
Magic Lantern Slide by Joseph Boggs Beale
This Victorian magic-lantern slide illustrating the story "Curfew Must Not Right Tonight," is one of about 2,100 lantern slides by Joseph Boggs Beale, America's foremost lantern artist. Beale was a master at creating story-telling images that captured the dramatic moment, and sustained attention with extraordinary detail. Beale's slides form the basis for 10 different magic lantern shows produced by The American Magic-Lantern Theater.
Magic Lantern Slide by Joseph Boggs Beale
This Victorian magic-lantern slide illustrating the story "Curfew Must Not Right Tonight," is one of about 2,100 lantern slides by Joseph Boggs Beale, America's foremost lantern artist. Beale was a master at creating story-telling images that captured the dramatic moment, and sustained attention with extraordinary detail. Beale's slides form the basis for 10 different magic lantern shows produced by The American Magic-Lantern Theater.