The Hand-carved Marionettes of Gustave Baumann: Share Their World
- ISBN-10
- 0967510600
- ISBN-13
- 9780967510606
- Category
- Architecture / Individual Architects & Firms / General
- Pages
- 61
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Museum of Fine Arts
- Author
- Ellen Zieselman
Description
Gustave Baumann was a superb woodcarver, who was captivated by puppet theatre. In the 1930s, Baumann carved a collection of marionettes for plays he wrote about New Mexico's cultural heritage. Featuring the photographs of twenty-five marionettes, this book tells the story of Baumann's theatre, describing the plays, sets, and costuming.
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