Photograph of puppeteers at the opening of the 13th Exhibition of the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild, 1938
1938
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1938
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Photograph of puppeteers at the opening of the 13th Exhibition of the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild, 1938 is a 1938 photographic by Keystone Press Agency Ltd., held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This black-and-white photo from 1938 shows puppeteers posing outside Victory House in London. It marks the opening of the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild’s 13th annual show, which ran for a week and featured nearly 250 puppets. Fourteen-year-old Molly Sheldrake, billed as Britain’s youngest Punch and Judy performer, kneels here with her puppets. The event drew huge crowds despite a foggy, wet Tuesday. Check out more puppet art at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
