Senor Guitarra

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Artist/Maker	Marjanka Vrabcova (maker)
Place of origin	Prague (made)

Puppet of Senor Guitarra, part of a group of puppets entitled Fiesta Fiesta. These extremely intricate puppets were made by Marjanka Vrabcova of the State Puppet Theatre, Prague, for performances by Richard Gill, ca. 1972-1973. They are made in polystyrene, resin, wood, metal and fabric.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Puppetry
Object type	Glove puppet
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below) Puppet Glove Puppet Puppet Glove Puppet Sleeve
Titles	Senor Guitarra (generic title) Fiesta, Fiesta (named collection)
Materials and techniques	Sewn fabric, painted and carved wood and polystyrene Wood Paint Polystyrene Resin Metal Fabric Painting Sewing
Brief description	Puppet of Senor Guitarra, part of a group of puppets entitled Fiesta Fiesta. Made by Marjanka Vrabcova for performances by Richard Gill, ca. 1972-3.
Physical description	Wearing long dress in synthetic fabric, red with white polka dots. Also wearing white embroidered collar. Painted face, with applied beard and hair in blue, black and brown rope. Left hand only, made of stuffed pink fabric. Holding a wooden guitar.
Dimensions	Crown of the head to lower edge of internal wooden frame height: 60cm Shoulder to shoulder width: 34cm Crown of the head to hem of the skirt height: 91cm Length of the guitar length: 56cm
Credit line	Lanchester Collection
Summary	Puppet of Senor Guitarra, part of a group of puppets entitled Fiesta Fiesta. These extremely intricate puppets were made by Marjanka Vrabcova of the State Puppet Theatre, Prague, for performances by Richard Gill, ca. 1972-1973. They are made in polystyrene, resin, wood, metal and fabric.
Associated objects	S.1069:1-2011 (Ensemble) S.1071-2011 (Ensemble)
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.1070-2011

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Record created	March 16, 2012
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1244761/senor-guitarra-glove-puppet-marjanka-vrabcova/

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