Paul McPharlin (1903-48) was a puppeteer who created some twenty productions in Detroit between 1928 and 1937. A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object — a Puppet — in real time to create the illusion of life He is remembered as a skillful performer and inventive puppet maker. A puppet is a representational figure manipulated by a Puppeteer. He is a founding member of the Puppeteers of America. In 1929, McPharlin established the Marionette Fellowship of Detroit. In 1933, he organized an important puppetry exhibit for the Century of Progress in Chicago. A Century of Progress International Exposition was the name of a World's Fair held in Chicago, Illinois from 1933 to 1934 to celebrate He was the husband and close collaborator of the puppeteer Marjorie Batchelder McPharlin.
A collection of his work is on permanent display at the Detroit Institute of Art. The Detroit Institute of Arts ( DIA) originally named the Detroit Museum of Art, has one of the largest most significant art collections in the United States
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