. . . . "Houdini served as president of the Society of American Magicians from 1917 until his death in 1926 Works in a variety of media by such artists as Matthew Barney, Jane Hammond, Vik Muniz, and Raymond Pettibon are on view as well as historic photographs; dramatic Art Nouveau-era posters and broadsides; theater ephemera; and archival and silent films illuminating Houdini???s role as a world-famous ce" . . .