From: Angusson-AT-aol.com
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 11:07:28 EDT
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Largest American puppet collection?


Jamie:

Steve Abrams has done a rather broad survey of various puppet collections, 
public and private. I believe he's on tour right now but will be back in Philly 
next week.    
Steve Abrams - sapuppets-AT-ucwphilly.rr.com

Off the top of my head, I think Alan Cook's collection at COPA has to be the 
largest, with perhaps Detroit Institute of Arts and The Ballard Museulm and 
Institute of Puppetry (BIMP) at UConn possible close seconds. Center for 
Puppetry Arts in Atlanta has a good collection. I can't help you with numbers.

BIMP features many of the puppets (hundreds) created for and by the puppet 
arts program at UConn since the program began in 1968 and which changed hands 
and direction in 1989 with the retirement of Frank Ballard. The puppet arts 
program is still going strong in a beautiful new and extensive LAB facility at 
UConn.
BIMP also houses most of the Rufus and Margo Rose puppets (those that 
survived the studio fire in 1961), The Marjorie Batchelder McPharlin collection and 
many other smaller but significant groupings of puppets, masks and shadows from 
all over the world. 
I can't give you numbers, but I know the Rose collection perhaps contains 
upwards of 125 marionettes and a few hand puppets.

Hope this helps.
Best,
Fred Thompson....

> Dear friends,
> 
> For the purposes of a comparison with the Canadian Museum of Civilization's
> collection, could someone tell me where the largest puppet collection in the 
> US
> is housed and the total number of puppets and puppet-related items that it
> comprises? A quick skim of _American Puppetry_, which I plan to read in 
> detail at=A0
> a late date, has yet to give me "the quick answer."
> 
> 
> Thanks so much,
> 
> Jamie Ashby
> 
> 

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