1989_Wayland Flowers & Madame

Wayland Flowers was a masterful performer who left an indelible mark on the art of puppetry. He brought to life many characters who cannot be easily forgotten. In this exhibition the Center for Puppetry Arts paid tribute to this native Georgian Wayland Flowers was a masterful performer who left an indelible mark on the art of puppetry. He brought to life many characters who cannot be easily forgotten. In this exhibition, the Center for Puppetry Arts paid tribute to this native Georgian and celebrated his genius as a puppeteer. Wayland described himself as an illusionist. “People come up to me and say, ‘I don’t want to offend you, but when I watch vou, you disappear from the stage.’ Well, I hope so, or else I’m not doing my job. My thing is to make her live.”

Curated By: Kerry McCarthy