File puptcrit/puptcrit.0606, message 358


From: "Tina Farmilo" <CFAR-AT-gulfislands.com>
To: <puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:22:57 -0700
Subject: [Puptcrit] Celebrity puppet portraits puptcrit Digest, Vol 20,


Re Alan's question - "How many puptcritters have made or used puppet
portraits of people considered celebrities?"

In Vancouver in the '80s Vern Clare - giant puppet maker extraordinaire -
built a Bunraku style 10'+ giant-puppet [body & head mounted on a pole to a
back-pack, arms manipulated by two other puppeteers]of our then
prime-minister Brian Mulroney. It was commissioned by some local Labour
organisers for the annual May day parade that year. It was a greasily good
likeness of the politician - toothy smile, pompadour hair and little
bum-cleft chin... snappy suit too. 

Will see if there's a photo somewhere.

Tina Farmilo


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