Howdy Doody's Lucky Trip

Description (Brief):

Original artwork, of page 23, from the book Howdy Doody's Lucky Trip, written by Edward Kean with illustrations by Harry McNaught, and published by Simon & Schuster in New York, New York, in 1953.

Description (Brief)

In addition to Howdy Doody's Lucky Trip, Harry McNaught illustrated several Little Golden Books, including the Wizard of Oz series from the 1950s, the popular Animal Babies and several Big Golden Books on nature and science. More recently, he created the images for two Little Golden Books on the characters from the Muppets.

Description (Brief)

From 1947 to 1960, the Howdy Doody Show was the leading children’s TV program in the United States. The creator of the Howdy Doody character, “Buffalo” Bob Smith, first performed him as a radio character. When the show transitioned to TV, Frank Paris created the new puppet, but left the show (with the puppet) in 1948 to disputes over merchandising rights. Velma Dawson created the now ubiquitous Howdy Doody that debuted in 1949. This Howdy Doody became popular spokes character, hawking sponsored products on the show or in print.

Date Made: 1953

Maker: McNaught, Harry

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: Gift of Western Publishing Company, Inc. (through Richard Bernstein)

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1992.0634.084.23Accession Number: 1992.0634Catalog Number: 1992.0634.084.23

Object Name: Illustration

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 9 5/8 in x 6 1/2 in; 24.4475 cm x 16.51 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-3fa9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1252958

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