14 vintage dummies guaranteed to make you feel uncomfortable. If you weren't afraid of puppets before, you will be after looking at this post!
For Talking Heads, the Vent Haven Portraits, prolific celebrity photographer Matthew Rolston focuses his gaze on an unlikely set of performers, honing in on the faces of ventriloquist dummies dating from the 1800s and into the 20th century. Since their illustrious but mostly forgotten careers, the dummies have found a sanctuary in the Vent Haven Museum in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. As the only museum of its kind, Vent Haven houses an estimated 720 papier-mâché and wooden figures, each with distinctive features and histories. After convincing protective museum curator Jennifer Dawson of his kind intentions towards the often misunderstood dummies, Rolston was given singular access to the dolls.
14 vintage dummies guaranteed to make you feel uncomfortable. If you weren't afraid of puppets before, you will be after looking at this post!
And you thought Slappy the Dummy was horrifying!
At the height of the Blitz in 1940, thousands were huddled in the dimly lit tunnels of the London Underground, sheltering from the German bombs raining on the capital.
This Retro Ventriloquist Dummy Print from original hand painted artwork, will add a touch of the unusual to your vintage decor. Give it as a gift to any vintage doll and puppet collector or any carnival sideshow aficionado. Part of a series of 3 (shown) is available as a set of cards, brooch or ornament, links below. • 8x10 on 8.5x11 matte paper. Packaged in cello sleeve with cardboard backing. Mailed flat • 11x14 on 11.5x16.5 matte paper. Packaged in cello sleeve rolled in mailing tube • 6x20 -no border on matte paper that resists fingerprints. Allow 2- 3 days extra to ship as they are printed out of studio • Frame not included (c) 2011 LISA ZADOR - Reproduction rights and Copyright do not transfer with the sale of the print. ----------------------------------------------------------- ALSO SHOWN: VENTRILOQUIST DUMMY YELLOW PRINT: https://www.etsy.com/listing/75619181/ventriloquist-dummy-in-yellow VENTRILOQUIST CLOWN PRINT: https://www.etsy.com/listing/124299538/ventriloquist-dummy-portrait-clown OVAL VENTRILOQUIST DUMMY BROOCH: https://www.etsy.com/listing/273270956/ventriloquist-dummy-brooch-vintage SET OF 6 VENTRILOQUIST DUMMY CARDS AND ENVELOPES: https://www.etsy.com/listing/247549078/ventriloquist-dummy-note-cards-vintage 2" ROUND VENTRILOQUIST DUMMY ORNAMENT: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1705666376/retro-ventriloquist-dummy-or-clown SET OF 6 GOTHIC CARDS AND ENVELOPES: https://www.etsy.com/listing/446545074/gothic-notecards-victorian-steampunk 8 x 10 READY-TO-HANG MOUNTED PRINT.: https://www.etsy.com/listing/245691295/mounted-print-ready-to-hang-any-print-in
This Louie Armstrong style JAZZ MAN puppet comes complete with magnetic trumpet, hanky and left rod arm, puppet is fully dressed in black tuxedo with bowtie and cumberbun...
And you thought Slappy the Dummy was horrifying!
