Elmo Puppet
Elmo Puppet
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- Description (Brief)
- Elmo is a furry red monster with an orange nose. He is three years old and generally refers to himself in the third person. Elmo talks in a falsetto voice and is enthusiastic and cheerful. He was originally designed in 1979 as a generic background monster and first appeared as Elmo on Sesame Street in 1980. He was performed by Kevin Clash until 2012 and is now performed by Ryan Dillon. This particular Elmo puppet was created around 1984.
- Sesame Street has used puppetry and other arts to educate young children. Individual Americans, foundations, corporations, and federal, state, and local governments have supported the creation of public television, where Sesame Street began in 1969.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- puppet
- date made
- 1984
- performer
- Clash, Kevin
- Dillon, Ryan
- maker
- Henson, Jim
- builder
- Asch, Leslee
- Wilcox, Caroly
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- synthetic fur (overall material)
- foam (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 in x 16 in x 11 in; 35.56 cm x 40.64 cm x 27.94 cm
- ID Number
- 2013.0101.01
- accession number
- 2013.0101
- catalog number
- 2013.0101.01
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Family of Jim Henson: Lisa Henson, Cheryl Henson, Brian Henson, John Henson and Heather Henson
- subject
- Children's television programs
- Puppetry
- Television broadcasts
- Sesame Street
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- Cultural and Community Life: Entertainment
- Jim Henson
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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