Monsieur Gogo
Glove Puppet
ca. 1972 (made)
ca. 1972 (made)
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Puppet of Monsieur Gogo, part of a group of puppets entitled At the Moulin Rouge. These extremely intricate puppets were made by Marjanka Vrabcova of The State Puppet Theatre, Prague, for performances by Richard Gill, 1972. They are in polystyrene, resin, metal and fabrics.
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| Materials and techniques | Made with polystyrene, resin and metal, sewn fabric, painted |
| Brief description | Puppet of Monsieur Gogo, made by Marjanka Vrabcova of The State Puppet Theatre, Prague, for performances by Richard Gill, 1972. |
| Physical description | Wearing black and white checked coat and embroidered black and gold waistcoat in synthetic fabric. Puppet sleeve is in red and blue striped cotton. Applied moustache, eyelids, eyebrows and hair. Also wearing black top hat with red fabric at the top. |
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| Credit line | Lanchester Collection |
| Summary | Puppet of Monsieur Gogo, part of a group of puppets entitled At the Moulin Rouge. These extremely intricate puppets were made by Marjanka Vrabcova of The State Puppet Theatre, Prague, for performances by Richard Gill, 1972. They are in polystyrene, resin, metal and fabrics. |
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| Accession number | S.1065-2011 |
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| Record created | March 15, 2012 |
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