EditorialThe master puppet maker Ralph Lee, left, with some of his creations at an exhibition of his work at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in March 1998.(Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialThe master puppet maker Ralph Lee, left, with some of his creations at an exhibition of his work at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in March 1998.(Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialThe master puppet maker Ralph Lee, left, with some of his creations at an exhibition of his work at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in March 1998.(Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialThe master puppet maker Ralph Lee, left, with some of his creations at an exhibition of his work at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in March 1998.(Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialThe master puppet maker Ralph Lee, left, with some of his creations at an exhibition of his work at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in March 1998.(Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialThe master puppet maker Ralph Lee, left, with some of his creations at an exhibition of his work at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in March 1998.(Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialThe master puppet maker Ralph Lee, left, with some of his creations at an exhibition of his work at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in March 1998.(Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialThe master puppet maker Ralph Lee, left, with some of his creations at an exhibition of his work at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in March 1998.(Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialThe master puppet maker Ralph Lee, left, with some of his creations at an exhibition of his work at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in March 1998.(Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialThe master puppet maker Ralph Lee, left, with some of his creations at an exhibition of his work at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in March 1998.(Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialThe master puppet maker Ralph Lee, left, with some of his creations at an exhibition of his work at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in March 1998.(Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialThe master puppet maker Ralph Lee, left, with some of his creations at an exhibition of his work at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in March 1998.(Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialThe master puppet maker Ralph Lee, left, with some of his creations at an exhibition of his work at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in March 1998.(Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialThe master puppet maker Ralph Lee, left, with some of his creations at an exhibition of his work at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in March 1998.(Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialThe master puppet maker Ralph Lee, left, with some of his creations at an exhibition of his work at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in March 1998.(Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialThe master puppet maker Ralph Lee, left, with some of his creations at an exhibition of his work at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in March 1998.(Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialThe master puppet maker Ralph Lee, left, with some of his creations at an exhibition of his work at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in March 1998.(Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)