Pulling Strings: the Marionettes and Art of Gustave Baumann
Summary
After his marriage to the singer and actress Jane Henderson in 1925, and the arrival of their daughter Ann in 1927, Baumann and his family in 1931 began to create their marionette theater.After Baumann’s death in 1971, his wife Jane and daughter Ann, gifted the marionettes, stage materials, and related items to the New Mexico Museum of Art.In addition, they and other Baumann supporters donated a vast selection of Baumann’s prints, paintings, and drawings to the museum, making the collection the largest in the world.The Women’s Board of the Museum of New Mexico will host an opening reception for Pulling Strings: The Marionettes and Art of Gustave Baumann on Friday, January 30, 2009 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.After his marriage to the singer and actress Jane Henderson in 1925, and the arrival of their daughter Ann in 1927, Baumann and his family in 1931 began to create their marionette theater.