Glove Puppet
1983 (made)
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This glove puppet of a schoolmaster was made by Paul Hansard in 1983 and used by him in street theatre from 1983 onwards.
Paul Hansard’s career as a one-man puppeteer began in 1971 when John Wright invited him to give six puppet shows at the Little Angel Marionette Theatre in Islington. The success of these plays started his career as a puppeteer. Paul Hansard had worked with puppets before, and his puppet show Johnny and Flonny, about a rabbit and a little boy who was always getting into scrapes, was shown as a weekly serial on ITV’s Small Time when ITV aired for the first time in 1955.
Over the course of his career as a one-man puppet show between 1971 and 1994 Paul Hansard created 13 shows, gave 3,971 performances and made over 200 puppets
Paul Hansard’s career as a one-man puppeteer began in 1971 when John Wright invited him to give six puppet shows at the Little Angel Marionette Theatre in Islington. The success of these plays started his career as a puppeteer. Paul Hansard had worked with puppets before, and his puppet show Johnny and Flonny, about a rabbit and a little boy who was always getting into scrapes, was shown as a weekly serial on ITV’s Small Time when ITV aired for the first time in 1955.
Over the course of his career as a one-man puppet show between 1971 and 1994 Paul Hansard created 13 shows, gave 3,971 performances and made over 200 puppets
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Carved wood, papier mâché, paint, fur fabric, leather and corduroy. |
| Brief description | Glove puppet of a schoolmaster, made by Paul Hansard in 1983 and used by him in street theatre from 1983 onwards. Given by Paul Hansard. |
| Physical description | Glove puppet of a schoolmaster. Carved head with papier mâché facial features including chubby cheeks painted pink, and painted brown eyes. He has grey fur fabric hair, white leather mitten hands, and wears a black mortar board and black academic gown with white revers, over a long brown corduroy robe, the skirt of which is made to cover the puppeteer's wrist and lower arm. |
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| Credit line | Given by Paul Hansard |
| Summary | This glove puppet of a schoolmaster was made by Paul Hansard in 1983 and used by him in street theatre from 1983 onwards. Paul Hansard’s career as a one-man puppeteer began in 1971 when John Wright invited him to give six puppet shows at the Little Angel Marionette Theatre in Islington. The success of these plays started his career as a puppeteer. Paul Hansard had worked with puppets before, and his puppet show Johnny and Flonny, about a rabbit and a little boy who was always getting into scrapes, was shown as a weekly serial on ITV’s Small Time when ITV aired for the first time in 1955. Over the course of his career as a one-man puppet show between 1971 and 1994 Paul Hansard created 13 shows, gave 3,971 performances and made over 200 puppets |
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| Accession number | S.1193-2011 |
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| Record created | March 16, 2012 |
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