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Bil Baird Case Study

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Bil Baird collection is considered a spectacular attraction at the MacNider Art Museum in Mason City. In 1975 Baird and his wife Susanna were in Mason City attending Rotary Club as guests. At the end of the meeting Dick Leet decided to introduce himself and invite the couple to the MacNider Museum. After Baird and Susanna had completed a long tour that day the question was asked if Baird might be interested in having an exhibit with his puppets at the museum. The Art of the Puppet: Bil Baird was opened to the public August 15- September 12 in 1976. Baird arrived a week earlier to the exhibit and conducted puppetry workshops at the museums Summer Arts Festival. At the end of the second expansion in 1979 Baird and a few of his company members

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