overall: 35 in x 15 in x 9 in; 88.9 cm x 38.1 cm x 22.86 cm
Object Name:
ventriloquist dummy
Date made:
1972
Description (Brief):
This dummy used by ventriloquist Todd Stockman to perform his character Shaun in performances in the late 1970s. The dummy is a repurposed Juro Novelty Co. Charlie McCarthy toy dummy. Stockman painted and altered the figure to create the character of Shaun for the children's television series <i>Caboose</i>, which aired on WMAR-TV in Baltimore in 1978. Shaun is made of plastic and has a detachable wooden head with moving eyes and mouth.
