On display are actual locks and straitjackets he was able to wiggle out of.
“Inescapable” looks at both halves of Houdini’s 52-year life - 26 years of personal struggle from 1874 to 1900 and 26 years of professional success, from 1900 to 1926, ending with his mysterious death on Halloween of 1926. The Jewish Museum of Maryland provides a fuller picture of the magician it calls the first international superstar, through an exhibit opening June 24: “Inescapable: The Life and Legacy of Harry Houdini.” He and his family immigrated to the United States when he was 4 years old, and arguably his greatest escape was from years of early poverty. Not so remembered, however, is his life before he became - well, Houdini.Ī Hungarian Jew, Houdini was born Erik Weisz in 1874, the son of a rabbi. Even decades after his death, famous escape artist Harry Houdini remains one of the world’s most celebrated magicians.
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