4th Annual Bob Baker Day

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My fascination with carnivals, puppets and handmade continue in documenting the festivities annual held in honor of Los Angeles's favorite puppet master Bob Baker. As always, crowds gathered in front of his famed Marionette Theater on 1st Street to celebrate the memory of a man who gave so much to the children of Southern California.

I was honored to get to know Bob before he passed away 4 years ago, and documented him in several blog entries for Patterns and Tones. In "Bob Baker and His Magical Marionettes", I talked with Bob about the evolution of his amazing puppets and the space he ran for over 54 years. Then he gave me a tour of his incredible warehouse as well as gave me a demonstration of how to make a puppet breath in "Bob Baker: The Making of His Magical Marionettes".

Now I too celebrate this wonderful artist by documenting his yearly birthday celebration! I was happy to see Bob's marionettes mingling with clowns, mimes, and stilt walkers this year accented with amazing musical entertainment.

I'm happy to see Bob's passion for entertaining the child in all of us preserved and honored.

Julie Green

March 10, 2018

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