Name/Title
Chrystal DunningerEntry/Object ID
2022.13.2Description
Chrystal Dunninger performing the Rope trick at the I.B.M. Convention in Chicago, 1949.Context
Chrystal Dunninger, born Chrystal Spencer, worked as a dancer in New York City until meeting magician and mentalist Joseph Dunninger in the 1920's. Though Joseph Dunninger denied the union, court documents prove the two were married from the 1930's through the 1940's. After the divorce, Chrystal trained to be a magician under Slydini, but performed publicly on only a few occasions.Collection
Robert & Elaine Lund Archives & Special CollectionsMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Charles KanamanRole
PhotographerDate made
1949Place
City
ChicagoState/Province
IllinoisCountry
United StatesContinent
North America