Icky Gunk Puppet from Sam and Friends
Icky Gunk Puppet from Sam and Friends
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- Description (Brief)
- Icky Gunk is a snake-like creature hand puppet from Sam and Friends. This is the original Icky Gunk puppet created by Jim Henson. Sam and Friends was a five-minute show that aired on the local NBC affiliate station in Washington, D.C., WRC-TV. It featured a cast of hand puppets created by Jim Henson and his eventual wife Jane Nebel that often lip-synched to popular songs or comedy records. It aired from 1955 to 1961.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- puppet
- date made
- ca 1955 - 1956
- performer
- Henson, Jim
- maker
- Henson, Jim
- Physical Description
- fabric (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 11 in x 3 in; 27.94 cm x 7.62 cm
- ID Number
- 2010.0144.04
- accession number
- 2010.0144
- catalog number
- 2010.0144.04
- Credit Line
- Gift from the Family of Jim Henson
- subject
- Puppetry
- Television
- Television broadcasts
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Jim Henson
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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