About the Artwork
Chinese Dancer
early 20th century
John Lewis
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American
Unknown
Plaster, wood, paint, and cloth
Overall: 27 inches (68.6 cm)
Puppets
Performing Arts
Gift of the Goodwill Industries of Detroit
54.535
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Goodwill Industries of Detroit (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1954-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Bell, John. Strings, Hands, Shadows: A Modern Puppet History. Detroit: Detroit Institute of Arts, ca. 2000, (color ill.) p. 30.
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John Lewis, Chinese Dancer, early 20th century, plaster, wood, paint, and cloth. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Goodwill Industries of Detroit, 54.535.
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