About the Artwork
Self Portrait
ca. 1930
Paul McPharlin
1903-1948
American
Unknown
Plastic wood, wire and padding
Overall: 24 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 2 1/2 inches (62.2 × 21.6 × 6.4 cm)
Puppets
Performing Arts
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. W.H.J. McPharlin and Marjorie Batchelder McPharlin
52.454
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Provenance
Paul McPharlin [1903-1948]
his wife, Marjorie Batchelder McPharlin [1903-1997] (Michigan, USA) and Mr. and Mrs. William H. J. McPharlin
1952-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. 6.
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Paul McPharlin, Self Portrait, ca. 1930, Plastic Wood, wire and padding. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. W.H.J. McPharlin and Marjorie Batchelder McPharlin, 52.454.
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