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DESIGNER UNKNOWN MISS BLISS ATHLÈTE AMÉRICAINE. Circa 1895. 48 1/2x34 1/2 inches. Ch. Levy, Paris. Condition B+: repaired tears and restoration in margins and corners. Miss Bliss was one of the many American performers touring Europe in the 1890s. From her name, to her slogan, "Diamond Jaws," it is clear that she had a savvy agent and marketer. The poster is a classic example of Vaudeville advertising from the period. It was printed by Charles Levy and his company "Affiches Americaines," (Levy's cousin Emile ran another printing plant call "Affiches Francaises"). Charles Levy produced hundreds of colorful and vivid circus and music hall posters, most by anonymous artists.
