Strings Attached

Strings Attached is a lavishly illustrated book containing four (4) essays by noted experts that trace the tradition of Czech puppetry and discuss its relationship to America puppetry. Included are essays discussing the National Museum, Prague, and puppet theaters, museums, collections, organizations, and publications in the Czech Republic.

Strings Attached is a lavishly illustrated book containing four (4) essays by noted experts that trace the tradition of Czech puppetry and discuss its relationship to America puppetry. Included are essays discussing the National Museum, Prague, and puppet theaters, museums, collections, organizations, and publications in the Czech Republic. The book accompanied an exhibition of the same name, held at the Columbus (Ohio) Museum of Art from March 8 to August 4, 2013. An exhibition checklist, profiles of the artists, a list of exhibition lenders, and helpful maps are included.

Joseph E. Brandesky, Jr., has been on the faculty of the Department of Theatre at the Ohio State University since 1988. As a specialist in Russian and Czech theater, he has traveled to St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Prague to study and conduct research in his field. He has curated and co-curated exhibitions exploring theater design, has organized study tours to the Czech Republic, and has produced, directed, and co-directed more than fifty theater productions. He received his doctorate in Russian and East European theater and drama from the University of Kansas.