glove puppet
Glove Puppet
1930s (made)
1930s (made)
| Place of origin |
This puppet came from the collection of John Blundell (1937-2014), a prolific puppeteer, educator and collector of puppets.
This object is a rare example of satirical puppetry in the 1930s, depicting caricatures of the major political figures of the decade (Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini and Chamberlain). Audiences would have been familiar with both the international leaders and their relationships to one another. In the hands of the puppeteer, the politicians are reduced to comedy characters and targets for ridicule through physicality and mimicry.
This object is a rare example of satirical puppetry in the 1930s, depicting caricatures of the major political figures of the decade (Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini and Chamberlain). Audiences would have been familiar with both the international leaders and their relationships to one another. In the hands of the puppeteer, the politicians are reduced to comedy characters and targets for ridicule through physicality and mimicry.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | glove puppet (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved and painted wood, cloth and papier-mâché |
| Brief description | Glove puppet with interchangeable heads of Hitler, Mussolini, Chamberlain and Stalin, German, 1930s |
| Physical description | Glove puppet made of carved and painted wood with cloth costume. The puppet has interchangeable heads of political leaders Adolf Hitler (made of papier-mâché), Benito Mussolini, Neville Chamberlain and Joseph Stalin (all carved and painted wood). |
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| Summary | This puppet came from the collection of John Blundell (1937-2014), a prolific puppeteer, educator and collector of puppets. This object is a rare example of satirical puppetry in the 1930s, depicting caricatures of the major political figures of the decade (Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini and Chamberlain). Audiences would have been familiar with both the international leaders and their relationships to one another. In the hands of the puppeteer, the politicians are reduced to comedy characters and targets for ridicule through physicality and mimicry. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.161:1 to 5-2018 |
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| Record created | May 29, 2018 |
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