Collection Howdy Doody

Howdy Doody

Velma Dawson American, 1912 - 2007
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About the Artwork

Howdy Doody

1948

Velma Dawson

1912 - 2007

American

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Plastic wood, cloth, leather, and wood

Overall: 27 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (69.9 × 19.1 × 11.4 cm)

Puppets

Performing Arts

Gift of the National Broadcasting Company, Inc.

2001.53

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(National Broadcasting Company, Inc., New York, New York, USA);
2001-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Credit Line for Reproduction

Velma Dawson, Howdy Doody, 1948, plastic wood, cloth, leather, and wood. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the National Broadcasting Company, Inc., 2001.53.

Howdy Doody: Main View of Collection Gallery

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