International Brotherhood of Magicians
International Brotherhood of Magicians (I.B.M.) is an organization for both professional and amateur close-up and stage magicians, with approximately 15,000 members worldwide. The headquarters is in St. Charles, Missouri. There are over 300 local groups, called Rings, in more than 88 countries, largely concentrated in cities of the United States and Canada. The organization publishes a monthly periodical entitled The Linking Ring, which features tricks, coverage of shows and events in the magic community, and interviews with magicians.
| Formation | February 10, 1922 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-profit |
| Headquarters | St. Charles, Missouri, US |
President | Billy Hsueh |
| Website | www.magician.org |
History edit
The organization was founded February 10, 1922[1] in Winnipeg, Manitoba by Len Vintus (stage name of Melvin Justus Given McMullen) of Transcona, Manitoba, which would later amalgamate with Winnipeg.[2][3] Gene Gordon (a.k.a. Gordon Avery) of Buffalo, New York, and Don Rogers (a.k.a. Ernest Schieldge). Unlike earlier magic clubs, such as the Society of American Magicians (S.A.M.) in the United States and The Magic Circle in England, the I.B.M. was begun by magicians living outside the major cities, who were unable to attend magic club meetings, and who kept in contact by post.[4]
Gene Gordon established the first local group, Ring 1, in Rochester, New York. The original Ring 1 eventually disbanded,[5] and St. Louis, Missouri later assumed the vacated title of Ring 1, which it continues to hold today. Since then, a new club, Ring 4, formed in Rochester.
The I.B.M. holds an annual convention, usually in June or July. Although the S.A.M. and the Magic Circle held banquets as early as 1905, the I.B.M. was the first to hold a magic convention, in Kenton, Ohio, on June 9–10, 1926.[4] The 66th annual convention was held in Orlando, Florida.[6]
Organization edit
Each international territory has a Territorial Vice President who coordinates with the Rings in that country and other Territorial Vice Presidents.
The International Brotherhood of Magicians has a number of local clubs, located throughout the world, known as Rings.[7] Each Ring was originally numbered in sequence, based on when it received its charter from the I.B.M. Since then, some clubs have dissolved, and newer clubs have assumed some of the vacated ring numbers.
Membership edit
Membership is open to amateur and professional magicians, as well as those who collect magic apparatus and effects. Active members must be at least 18 years old, and youth members must be 7–17 years of age. Active members must have had an interest in magic for at least two years, or one year for youth members.
Leadership edit
Since 1937, a new International President is elected to the I.B.M. each year.[8]
Past presidents include:
- Len Vintus1922–1926
- W.W. Durbin1926–1937
- John H. Davidson1937–1938
- T. J. Crawford1938–1939
- John Snyder Jr.1939–1941
- Robert C. Anderson1941–1942
- Eugene Bernstein1942–1946
- John Braun1946–1947
- A. Renerick Clark1947–1948
- H. Adrian Smith1948–1949
- William R Walsh1949–1950
- Walter Coleman1950–1951
- James B. Lake1951–1952
- Arthur D. Reichenback1952–1953
- Forrest P. Hendricks1953–1954
- C. James McLemore1954–1955
- Charles A. RossKam1955–1956
- Chauncey Sheridan1956–1957
- L.A. Waterman1957–1958
- Verne W. Uker1958–1959
- Reeder C. Hutchinson1959–1960
- Harris Solomon1960–1961
- C.L. Schmitt1961–1962
- Irving Lewis1962–1963
- Arnold Drennen1963–1964
- Thorton Poole1964–1965
- Dr. Richard O. Mossey1965–1966
- Howard Bamman1966–1967
- Sydney S. Bergson1967–1968
- J. Ronald Haines1968–1969
- Royal Brin Jr.1969–1970
- William G. Strickland1970–1971
- Austin C. Gorham1971–1972
- Robert B. Hurt1972–1973
- Earle J. Christenberry Jr.1973–1974
- Charles Lantz1974–1975
- William Preston Slusher1975–1976
- Walter F. Williams1976–1977
- Jeffery Atkins1977–1978
- Bill Pitts1978–1979
- Ray Mangel1979–1980
- Bruce Posgate1980–1981
- Roger Crabtree1981–1982
- John Makar1982–1983
- William A. Wells1983–1984
- Donald E. Wiberg1984–1985[9][10]
- William E. Spooner1985–1986
- Karrell Fox1986–1987
- June Horowitz1987–1988
- Edward A. Morris1988–1989
- Anthony Shelley1989–1990
- Michael Ellis1990–1991
- Michael J. Gorman1991–1992
- James L. Nagel1992–1993
- R.J. Obie O'Brien1993–1994
- Jep Hostetler1994–1995
- Kenneth Klosterman1995–1996
- Bev Bergeron1996–1997
- Abb Dickson1997–1998
- John R. Browne1998–1999
- Jerry Schnepp1999–2000[11]
- Jack Greenberg2000–2001
- Robert A. Escher2001–2002
- Michael Stratman2002–2003
- David Sandy2003–2004
- Tony Wilson2004–2005
- Roger Miller2005–2006
- Fred Casto2006–2007
- Phil Willmarth2007–2008
- Joan Caesar 2008–2009
- Jack White2009–2010
- Rolando Santos2010–2011
- Vanni Pulé2011–2012
- John Pye2012–2013
- Bill Evans2013–2014
- Shawn Farquhar2014–2015
- Joe M. Turner 2015–2016
- Oscar Muñoz 2016–2017
- Bob Patterson 2017–2018
- Michael Finney 2018–2019
- Alex Zander 2019–2020
- Stephen Bargatze 2020–2021
- Ken Scott 2021–2022
- Billy Hsueh 2022 - 2023
- Charles Arkin 2023-2024
Conventions edit
The International Brotherhood of Magicians holds annual conventions, usually in July. In 2008, 2014, and 2017, the I.B.M. and the Society of American Magicians hosted a combined convention. More than 1,900+ amateur and professional magicians from around the world attended the gatherings in Louisville, Kentucky, in July 2008,[12] in St. Louis, Missouri, in July 2014, and again in Louisville, Kentucky, in July 2017.
Contest Awards edit
The International Brotherhood of Magicians held the world's first magic convention in 1926. Contests are held, and awards are given in several categories. Below is a listing of the First Place winners as noted in the I.B.M. Official publication, The Linking Ring. The Gold Cups and Gold Medal Awards are highly coveted and not awarded every year. Additional data for years not listed are available online and were published in the 2019 I.B.M. 91st Annual Convention souvenir program.
+ The 2021 I.B.M. Convention was held virtually due to Covid concerns. Contests entries were selected from pre-recorded performance submissions.
| Year | 1st Place Stage Adult | 1st Place Close-Up Adult | 1st Place Stage Youth | 1st Place Close-Up Youth | People's Choice Stage | People's Choice Close-Up | Gold Cups Award | Gold Medal Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Danny King | Farren Poage | Olivier Henning | Not Awarded | Olivier Henning | Jeffrey Wang | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 2022 | Artem Shchukin | Micheal Bloemeke | Anja Steyn | Anja Steyn | Artem Shchukin | Not Awarded | Not Awarded | Artem Shchukin |
| 2021+ | Ding Yang | Andy Deemer | Leonardo Panetti | Not Awarded | Ding Yang | Not Awarded | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 2019[13] | Maysayo Sato | Josep Vidal | Colin Eleazer | Geno Ploeger | Maysayo Sato | Josep Vidal | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 2018[14] | Red Star Seong | Erik Tait | Not Awarded | Not Awarded | Red Star Seong | Erik Tait | Not Awarded | Zhou-Zhou & Yuanyuan |
| 2017[15] | Stuart MacDonald | Omar Ferret | Not Awarded | Not Awarded | Stuart MacDonald | Jim Vines | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 2016[16] | Jordan K. | Jim Vines | Not Awarded | Not Awarded | Jordan K. | Jim Vines | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 2015[17] | Chris Randall | Shin Lim | Daniel Hernandez | Jolie Dreiling | Hannah Kikuchi | Shin Lim | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 2014[18] | Hun Lee | Michael Dardant | Not Awarded | Not Awarded | Hun Lee | Shin Lim | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 2013[19] | Ming Ya Liu | Alberto Lorenzo | Eli Portala | Drake Stanton | Ming Ya Liu | Alberto Lorenzo | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 2012[20] | Jean Paul Olhaberry | Michael Dardant | Sebastian Zara Guarano | Not Awarded | Jean Paul Olhaberry | Michael Dardant | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 2011[21] | Won Kuen Ha | Shin Lim | Reuben Moreland | Reuben Moreland | Won Keun Ha | Shin Lim | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 2010[22] | Jason Andrews | Ben Jackson | Yang Yang | John Accardo | Jason Andrews | Johan Stahl | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 2009[23] | Richard Forget | David Pietras | David Mlakar | Micah Johnson | Jei Min and Hanna | Info Not Available | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "The I.B.M." Retrieved April 11, 2006.
- ^ Posgate, Bruce. "Magic". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ^ . 1999. Archived from the original on April 28, 2006. Retrieved April 11, 2006.
- ^ a b Maven, Max. . Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques. Archived from the original on November 19, 2005. Retrieved April 17, 2006.
- ^ Burden, Mindy. "IBM--A History". Retrieved April 11, 2006.
- ^ "66th Annual Convention--Evening Shows". The Linking Ring. 76 (7). The International Brotherhood of Magicians: 56–66. September 1994.
- ^ "Ring Awards Contests". The Linking Ring: 55–56. January 1985.
- ^ . Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
- ^ Wiberg, Don (January 1985). "The President's Page". The Linking Ring: 35.
- ^ Wiberg, Don (April 1985). "The President's Page". The Linking Ring. 65 (4): 37.
- ^ "Pictures from the Past". The Linking Ring. 93 (4): 20, 95. April 2013.
- ^ "IBM/SAM Convention Review | Magician.org". www.magician.org. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ The Linking Ring. (August 2019). p. 34
- ^ The Linking Ring. (August 2018).
- ^ The Linking Ring. (August 2017). p. 34
- ^ The Linking Ring. (August 2016). p. 41
- ^ The Linking Ring. (August 2015). p. 26
- ^ The Linking Ring. (August 2014). p. 32
- ^ The Linking Ring. (August 2013). p. 34
- ^ The Linking Ring. (August 2012). p. 2
- ^ The Linking Ring. (August 2011). p. 43
- ^ The Linking Ring. (August 2010). p. 35
- ^ The Linking Ring. (August 2009). p. 35
External links edit
- International Brotherhood of Magicians (I.B.M.) - official site