Art Carney Marionette
date: label: date made
content: ca 1959
name: label: Associated Name
content: Baird, Bil
label: depicted (sitter)
content: Carney, Art
label: maker
content: Baird, Bil
notes: label: Description
content: This carved, wooden, hand-painted marionette, made by Bil Baird, represents Art Carney, the well known comedian who starred with Jackie Gleason on the television hit <i>Honeymooners</i>. This puppet was used in a 1959 television special starring Art Carney in <i>Art Carney Meets the Sorcerer's Apprentice</i>. A take off on the original story but this sorcerers had a lot of "problems" with his magic tricks!
label: Description
content: His face is brightly painted with deep blue eyes and grey hairand strong eyebrows. He wears a long blue coat over a light blue shirt, a yellow plaid vest, brown pants, and a green ascot tied at the neck. His wooden feet have been painted brown.
label: Description
content: See 1980.0315.01.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: Associated Place
content: United States: New York, New York
topic: label: Subject
content: Puppetry
label: Subject
content: Movie
label: Subject
content: Entertainment, Film
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Puppets
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content: Movie Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift in memory of Dr. Arlene and Mr. Richard Pillar from their loving children and grandchildren
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2013.0294.01
label: accession number
content: 2013.0294
label: catalog number
content: 2013.0294.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: marionette
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
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content: leather (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall, maximum (exhibit or expanded): 41 1/2 in x 27 1/2 in; 105.41 cm x 69.85 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall, minimum (shipping, storage, or collapsed): 23 in x 9 1/2 in; 58.42 cm x 24.13 cm