Arthur Trace

{{short description|American magician (born 1979)}}

{{About|the Magician|the late Author|Arther Trace}}

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| name = Arthur Trace

| image = Arthur Trace Performing.jpg

| caption = Trace in 2011 performing "Postmodern Art"

| birth_name = Arthur Tracz

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|12|04}}

| birth_place = Kraków, Poland

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| occupation = Magician

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Arthur Trace (born Arthur Tracz[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F06E3DF1031F931A25750C0A9609C8B63 The New York Times] December 4, 1979) is an American magician.

His career started to flourish in 2005 when the International Brotherhood of Magicians gave him their highest honor, The Gold Medal International Award of Excellence.{{cite web|url=http://www.magictimes.com/archives/2005/2005-07-18.htm|title=MagicTimes News Archives - July 18, 2005|work=magictimes.com}}{{Cite web |url=http://laverne.edu/campus-times/2011/09/magician-arthur-trace-infuses-theater-in-magic/ |title=Campus Times |access-date=2015-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054201/http://laverne.edu/campus-times/2011/09/magician-arthur-trace-infuses-theater-in-magic/ |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead}}[http://www.laweekly.com/music/bedrocktoberfest-was-like-fyf-before-it-got-big-5094274 LA Weekly][http://www.americantowns.com/ms/oceansprings/news/magician-arthur-trace-at-the-mary-c-12639621 Magician Arthur Trace at The Mary C] The following year he became a FISM World Championship of Magic Award Winner{{cite web|url=http://fism.org/web/championship-contests/fism-winners/fism-winners-2000-to-2009/|title=FISM Winners – 2000 to 2009|author=Parallelus|work=fism.org}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/12/01/wizards-of-odd-2/|title=Wizards Of Odd|work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune}}[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2006-08-01-magicians_x.htm USA Today][https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1914&dat=20060802&id=3C8pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WWQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1536,288935&hl=en Google Newspaper][http://fismreports.blogspot.com/2007/10/fism-2006-day-six.html Sue Anne Webster's FISM Reports] and that led to many international performance opportunities, such as performing for Albert II, Prince of Monaco at The Princess Grace Theatre[http://www.rivieratimes.com/index.php/monaco-article/items/magic-stars-in-monte-carlo.html The Monaco Times] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235351/http://www.rivieratimes.com/index.php/monaco-article/items/magic-stars-in-monte-carlo.html |date=March 3, 2016}} and appearing multiple times on the French television show Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde. Trace also appeared on The World Magic Awards television special and on Masters of Illusion. More recently, he was a featured act at the Wintergarten Theatre in Berlin{{cite web|url=http://www.wintergarten-berlin.de/en/info/archiv/archiv/video-archives/magical-mystery-show-2012.html|title=Magical Mystery Show 2012: Wintergarten Berlin|work=wintergarten-berlin.de|access-date=2015-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305072351/http://www.wintergarten-berlin.de/en/info/archiv/archiv/video-archives/magical-mystery-show-2012.html|archive-date=2016-03-05|url-status=dead}} and produced and starred in his own show onboard The Queen Mary.{{cite web|url=http://www.gazettes.com/lifestyle/magician-arthur-trace-brings-act-to-queen-mary/article_b38540c8-4804-11e3-ab09-0019bb2963f4.html|title=Magician Arthur Trace Brings Act To Queen Mary|work=true}} He currently tours with his show The Artful Deceiver,{{cite web|url=http://www.vaildaily.com/news/14263149-113/trace-magic-arthur-artful|title=Arthur Trace brings his artistic magic show to Beaver Creek|work=The VailDaily}} which is also his tagline.

In addition to being a performer, Trace is an inventor of magic.{{Cite web |url=http://magic.about.com/od/biosonfamousmagicians/a/arthurtraceqa.htm |title=Arthur Trace: The Creative Process |access-date=2015-06-08 |archive-date=2015-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919034910/http://magic.about.com/od/biosonfamousmagicians/a/arthurtraceqa.htm |url-status=dead}} His effects are published in various magician periodicals.{{cite web|url=http://www.geniimagazine.com/magicpedia/Genii_2006_April|title=Genii 2006 April|work=geniimagazine.com}}[https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic/magic-books/magic-apple-live-limited-edition/ Magic Apple Live][http://www.arcane-magazine.com/spip.php?article269 Arcane] He is also known to occasionally lecture at magic conventions.{{Cite web |url=http://www.maesonline.org/conv2011.htm |title=MAES Convention |access-date=2015-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730035012/http://www.maesonline.org/conv2011.htm |archive-date=2015-07-30 |url-status=usurped}}{{Cite web |url=http://conventions.magicmagazine.com/profile/2015/carolina-close-convention-2015-edition |title=Carolina Close-Up Convention |access-date=2015-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002030930/http://conventions.magicmagazine.com/profile/2015/carolina-close-convention-2015-edition |archive-date=2015-10-02 |url-status=dead}}{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151009205640/http://www.imxlasvegas.com/web/category/all-star-team/2012-artists/ IMX Las Vegas]}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.artefake.com/Arthur-TRACE.html |title=Artefake |access-date=2015-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406075217/http://www.artefake.com/Arthur-TRACE.html |archive-date=2016-04-06 |url-status=dead}}

He lives in Los Angeles, California.