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Muppets and Sesame Street creator Jim Henson was a visionary in creating puppets and entertainment for children.
In a new exhibit at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, get a rare  look at over 100 original pieces of art, including drawings, cartoons and storyboards from different productions.

Along with the collection are movie and television props, photos of Jim and his Muppets characters, as well as three 5-minute videos, including clips form early in his career and some experimental works.
Plus, several of the Muppets, including the loveable Kermit the Frog,  Bert and Ernie, Rowlf and Nutty Bird.
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Jim Henson is best known as the creator of The Muppets, and the PBS television series for children, Sesame Street.
While in high school in the early 1950s, Henson started creating puppets for local television station, WTOP, (now WUSA channel 9) Saturday morning children’s program.
He later attended college at the University of Maryland’s studio arts program in nearby College Park.  In his first year, WRC-TV (NBC-4) hired him to create a five-minute puppet show called Sam and Friends, which aired from 1955 to 1961.  The puppets Hansen created were the first versions of the Muppets, including a primitive lizard-like …read more

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