The John Miller Collection

These photos show a small part of the vast collection of puppets and paraphenalia that was collected by the late John Miller. It is placed here as a testament to his love of puppetry and dedication to the arts as a teacher and artist.

Many of the objects featured on this page have been donated to the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry.

This head is about eight inches long.

A minstrel hand puppet.

Stevens marionettes

Basil Milovsoroff sculpture from a film.

Rooster attributed to John Lewis (Detroit).

Small chorus of minstrel marrionettes

attributed to John Lewis.

Marionettes built by Paul McPharlin. For the story behind these puppets, please visit the horse page.

An unusual early experiment,

attributed to John Lewis.

Illustration by Tony Sarg.