Salerno (Adolf Behrend) | Perhaps the greatest of all salon jugglers

Salerno (Adolf Behrend)

Salerno. Hamburg: Lith Adolph Friedländer, ca. 1923 (no. 7588)

Color lithograph poster (37 3/8 x 28 1/4 in.; 950 x 719 mm). Fold and other creases with some abrasion and repair. Laid down on linen.

Salerno was one of the originators—and greatest practitioners—of the "Gentleman Juggling" school. Like Paul Cinquevalli, Salerno's performances (which spanned nearly five decades) depended on his dexterity in handling all manner of disparate household items: wine bottles, silverware, umbrellas, pool cues, candles and candlesticks, newspapers, hats, gloves, and many other everyday objects. 

In this splendid poster, Salerno juggles the letters of his own name—remarkably maintaining them in correct order.