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George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection

Mary de Lautour

1924

photographic

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Early Modern

Dominant colour

George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection is a 1924 photographic by Mary de Lautour, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Mary de Lautour
When & what style?: 1924
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

The photograph shows Walter Wilkinson with two puppets from The Peep Show. This version of the show is different because it doesn't include the main characters. It's interesting that The Peep Show was an alternative version of a well-known story. You can learn more about this type of photography at the museum where this work is held, the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

A photograph by Mary de Lautour from 1924 shows Walter Wilkinson holding two puppets from *The Peep Show*, an alternative Punch and Judy performance that excluded the central characters Mr Punch and Judy. The image is mounted on card.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Mary de Lautour

Mary de Lautour had a knack for capturing the oddball charm of everyday objects. She turned a stack of old Punch & Judy puppets into a visual time capsule, freezing their cracked grins and faded colors under glass. Why…

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