Hopfengart, Christine et al.. PAUL KLEE: Hand Puppets. 152 pp., 86 color and 96 b&w illustrations. 4to, boards. Bern, Zentrum Paul Klee and Ostfildern, HatjeCantz, 2006.
Between 1916 and 1925 Paul Klee made some 50 hand puppets for his son, Felix, of which 30 are still in existence. He used material from his home for the heads (beef bones, electrical outlets, bristle brushes) and sewed costumes. These whimsical objects are both imaginative and evocative of his relationship with his family and the artistic and social developments of the time. An introductory essay links them to other avant-garde puppetry and to Klee's sculptural works