Art Carney Marionette: Museum Object and Cultural History
Art Carney Marionette: date made: ca 1959. Associated Name: Baird, Bil. depicted (sitter): Carney, Art.
The object in the museum catalogue
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 Honeymooners. This puppet was used in a 1959 television special starring Art Carney in Art Carney Meets the Sorcerer's Apprentice. A take off on the original story but this sorcerers had a lot of "problems" with his magic tricks!
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.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: ca 1959
- Associated Name: Baird, Bil
- depicted (sitter): Carney, Art
- maker: Baird, Bil
- Object Name: marionette
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Physical Description: paint (overall material)
- Physical Description: wool (overall material)
- Physical Description: cotton (overall material)
- Physical Description: leather (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Measurements: overall, maximum (exhibit or expanded): 41 1/2 in x 27 1/2 in; 105.41 cm x 69.85 cm
- Measurements: overall, minimum (shipping, storage, or collapsed): 23 in x 9 1/2 in; 58.42 cm x 24.13 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York City
- Associated Place: United States: New York, New York
- Subject: Puppetry
- Subject: Movie
- Subject: Entertainment, Film
- ID Number: 2013.0294.01
- accession number: 2013.0294
- catalog number: 2013.0294.01
- Credit Line: Gift in memory of Dr. Arlene and Mr. Richard Pillar from their loving children and grandchildren
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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