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Who is Downtown’s Mannequin Man?

Photo courtesy of Sylvia Olveda.

A friend threw this shot up on Facebook this morning of a guy wandering downtown with a mannequin strapped to a piece of luggage. Odd in and of itself, but pretty par for the course for downtown Seattle.

However, at least two other people commented on her post that they’d seen this guy over the weekend as well. What’s the deal? Who is the mysterious mannequin man? Some traveling businessman? A new addition to the (politely put) colorful cast of characters that keep things interesting in the urban core?

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Jeremy M. Barker

At-Large Arts Jeremy M. Barker was born in Portland and studied theatre and comparative literature at the University of Oregon. He's written about Seattle arts and culture since moving to Seattle in 2003. Now he lives in New York, where he's a contributor to Culturebot. Previously, he was the performance arts editor for Seattlest.

2 thoughts on “Who is Downtown’s Mannequin Man?”

  1. I saw him with his mannequin (a.k.a. his “beautiful wife”) last month waiting for a bus on Third Avenue near the courthouse. He kindly allowed me to take his picture. If you see this wonderful gentleman, talk to him. He’s sweet and funny, and it will make your day. Here’s my pic: http://twitpic.com/jqauz

  2. i actually feel kinda bad cuz this is obviously the exploitation of a mentally ill man for these people’s amusement…

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