Ed Sullivan by Bil Baird (from the Doug Preis Collection)I always thought 'CARICATURE" puppets were special. To be able to capture the essence of a person and exaggerate it so that you still recognize who's being captured without being slave to the specifics, is a real art. Especially when sculpting and animating. It's more than putting glasses on Guy Smiley and saying "Look! Stephen Colbert."
BIL BAIRD
Leonard Bernstein
(Thanx to Bairdophile extrordinaire DOUG PREIS for the above description)
Ed Sullivan & Jack Paar
F.D.R
PAUL ASHLEY
Norton & Kramden
(WOW!!!)
Jimmy Carter & Walter Mondale
FLEXITOON
Inspector Clouseau (l), John McEnroe (rear) Walter Cronkite (r)
Julius Marx
Ray Charles, Pookie, Soupy Sales
John McEnroe
Julius, Leonard and Adolph nee Arthur
Jimmy Durante
These are great photos of the puppet versions of famous persons,Craig.
ReplyDeleteBil And Paul and Chuck and..of course..your own versions of many well known individuals.
I can remember..one skit on"Let's Have Fun!"..where A tv puppet interviewer talked with a gentleman..who looked like Eisenhower.
And I can also recall you,Olga..and I think..Ken..manipulating puppet
versions of L&H and Pete Sellers' "Inspector Clouseau"at a NYC Sons' Banquet.
Classic puppetry.
Thanks For sharing these photos of the puppet versions of famous
people,
Mr.KTV.