As promised here are pictures of the John Carroll figure made for Doris Faye which she called sunflower. A really nice example of John Carroll’s work.
Dan
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that is one famous dummy, to be continued…..
Dan, are you sure this figure was made by John Carrol? To me it looks like a Jerry O’Leary, Alkali Ike or Velvel type of figure, by that I mean it looks like it was made using a Dummy Dan composition head…
Yes it is without a doubt wood carved made by John Carroll. The business card is also inside the head.
This was my Aunt Doris’s dummy. The only thing she requested on her passing away, was that her “children” Sunflower and Tyrone were taken care of. I believe that she would be happy to know that being with Dan is fulfilling her request. Thanks to Sammy King ( my favorite ex-husband and Ventriloquist extraordinare) for the referral!