Gallery: Puppets, Oddities, Animated Films: Inside the Surreal World of the Quay Brothers
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The Quay brothers' *Tailor’s Shop* was used as decor for their short film *Street of Crocodiles*. *Photo: Robert Barker, Cornell University/Courtesy MoMA*
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*They Think They’re Alone*, decor for the film *Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies*, 1987. Wood, fabric, glass and metal. *Photo: Robert Barker, Cornell University/Courtesy MoMA*
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A rare photo of the Quay brothers on the set of *Street of Crocodiles*, 1986. *Photo courtesy the Quay Brothers/MoMA*
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A scene from *Street of Crocodiles*, 1986. *Photo courtesy the Quay Brothers/MoMA*
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Another scene from *Street of Crocodiles*, 1986. *Photo courtesy the filmmakers/MoMA*
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Dolls stare at a shoe in *Street of Crocodiles*, 1986. *Photo courtesy the filmmakers/MoMA*
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*The Comb \[From the Museum of Sleep\]*, 1990. *Photo courtesy the filmmakers/MoMA*
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*The Comb \[From the Museum of Sleep\]*, 1990. *Photo courtesy the filmmakers/MoMA*
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*The Alchemist of Prague*, decor for the film *The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer*, 1984. *Photo: Robert Barker, Cornell University/Courtesy MoMA*
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A scene from *Street of Crocodiles*, 1986. *Image courtesy the filmmakers/MoMA*
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*Stille Nacht II: Are We Still Married?*, 1992. *Photo courtesy the filmmakers/MoMA*
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Still from an ad for Walkers Crisps, 1988. *Photo courtesy the filmmakers/MoMA*
