Ghost of the Future, early 20th century

  • Lilian Owen Thompson, American, 1879 - 1858

Cellophane, cloth, and nylon netting

  • Overall: 37 × 9 3/8 × 8 inches (94 × 23.8 × 20.3 cm)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. W.H.J. McPharlin and Marjorie Batchelder McPharlin

52.429

Mr. and Mrs. W.H.J. McPharlin and Marjorie Batchelder McPharlin

1952-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Bell, John. Strings, Hands, Shadows: A Modern Puppet History. DIA. Detroit, ca. 2000, (color ill.) p. 64.

Lilian Owen Thompson, Ghost of the Future, early 20th century, cellophane, cloth, and nylon netting. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. W.H.J. McPharlin and Marjorie Batchelder McPharlin, 52.429.