Reginald Marsh

(Mink and Mannequin)
1940

Sketch of a lively puppet show with an audience of children and adults watching marionettes on a small stage. The puppets appear to be performing a dramatic scene, with one puppet seeming to swoop in from the left, while others interact on stage. The audience is drawn with quick, expressive lines, suggesting movement and attention towards the performance. The backdrop of the stage features simplistic drawings of a sun, a house, and other figures, contributing to the whimsical atmosphere of the puppet theater.

Sketch of a lively puppet show with an audience of children and adults watching marionettes on a small stage. The puppets appear to be performing a dramatic scene, with one puppet seeming to swoop in from the left, while others interact on stage. The audience is drawn with quick, expressive lines, suggesting movement and attention towards the performance. The backdrop of the stage features simplistic drawings of a sun, a house, and other figures, contributing to the whimsical atmosphere of the puppet theater.

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Date
1940

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink, wash, watercolor, and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (irregular): 4 5/16 × 6 1/4in. (11 × 15.9 cm)

Accession number
80.31.131

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Felicia Meyer Marsh Bequest

Rights and reproductions
©Estate of Reginald Marsh/Art Students League, New York/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/1811

Reginald Marsh
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