Enjoy and remember...
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Igor and the whole cast. He always had a smile. Classic Igor smirk! |
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A beautiful color photo of The Wooden Horse Puppets. |
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Doo-Doo. (Think of a deep-voiced Russian saying "Toot-toot.") Igor's favorite character. Doo-doo would dance, sit in your lap and play his flute nose. He came out twice in the show. |
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The Witch. This was one of Igor's latest additions to his show. She came out first and swept the stage. |
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Satchmo. Igor's rendition of Louis Armstrong. Complete with trumpet, tapping foot, and handkerchief to wipe his brow. Igor carved this having only seen photos of Armstrong from album covers. |
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Igor's three musicians. L to R, Egor on concertina, Petrosha on guitar, and Yasha on violin. Igor said he wanted to do a song using all three of these puppets at once- but he only had two hands. |
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Igor performing across from the Brattle Theater (not his popular spot, but he did well everywhere he went!) probably in 1994 or 1995. |
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Photo from Igor's photo album which he put out at shows for people to look at. This was taken in St. Petersburg in his studio. |
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A close-up of Igor's puppet theater in St.Petersburg. This was probably taken in early 1993, just before coming to America. Notice how clean and new the puppets look! |
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Photo from Igor's photo album. Street performing in St. Petersburg. |
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Igor at work actually building his puppets. Notice a naked 'Petrosha', 'Egor', and 'Yasha' hanging behind him on the wall. |
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For
7 days and nights following Igor's death, there was a vigil on the spot where
Igor last worked. (Brattle Square in Cambridge.) Literally thousands of people
stopped by to remember, bring flowers, light a candle and contribute to his family.
This is the corner where the memorial will be installed.
Photo: Jennifer Thompson |
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September
21, 1996. This is where the vigil began.
Photo: Jennifer Thompson |
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September
25, 1996. This photo (along with an article) ran in the Christian Science Monitor
four days after Igor's death. The article was a really nice profile on Igor and
was scheduled to run that day, even before he died. The article never mentions
his death, except for a footnote that says "Three days after the interview
for this article, Mr. Fokin passed on." This photo was taken at the interview
and was probably the last picture Igor ever posed for with the full troupe.
Photo: Robert Harbison |