IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Teto the Clown marionette dates from ...

There’s a pantsless clown with an erection running wild onstage. The prankster’s mad skills have patrons doubled over in laughter, an unexpected response, maybe, for a marionette show in the 21st ...

Clarabell the Clown toy marionette made by Peter Puppet Playthings. The toy, designed to represent the Clarabell character from the children's television series Howdy Doody, has sliding eyes, a moving ...

The black cat with the rhinestone collar. The hand-walking clown. The petunia that dances and sings. These beloved characters and 2,000 other puppets handcrafted by marionette mastermind Bob Baker are ...

It was 1961, Bob Baker was looking for a place for him and his beloved marionettes to call their own. Handcrafted and each with its own distinctive “personality,” the Bob Baker Marionette Theater was ...

Living among the rising modern apartment complexes of Madison’s east side, marionette maker Ken Vogel manages to keep an old-fashioned art alive. Vogel, who has fashioned marionettes since the 1970s, ...