George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection
1927
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1927
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection is a 1927 by Walter Wilkinson, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The illustration shows a puppet booth performance of Walter Wilkinson's *The Peep Show*, an adaptation of *Punch and Judy* without the characters Mr. Punch or Judy, as eight spectators observe from outside. The scene is rendered on a cardboard backing.
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Walter Wilkinson made detailed line drawings of puppeteers and their stages. In the 1920s he sketched George Speaight performing with a Punch & Judy show, preserving the lively gestures and carved wooden figures. His…
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