Bonnie Erickson designed and built the inimitable Miss Piggy in 1974 for an early "Muppets" television special, produced by Jim Henson. Puppets ... was Zoot, the blue-haired, balding saxophonist ...

Explore Jim Henson's puppets and Muppets in the Smithsonian's collections along with related collection items. Learn their backstories, their missions, and the inspiration for each of them. Listen to ...

But today, the museum announces that the Jim Henson Legacy organization and the Henson family is donating 21 of Henson’s most cherished puppets from “The Muppet Show,” “Sesame Street ...

“So, I made some puppets and got a job. But it was just in order to work on television that I got into puppets.” Now, almost 70 years after introducing the world to the Muppets, Henson’s ...

The latest exhibit inside Atlanta's Center for Puppetry Arts highlights the pioneering puppeteers and designers who helped ...