About the Artwork
Kermit the Frog
1969
James Henson
1937-1990
American
Unknown
Cloth, foam, rubber, metal rods, and plastic
13 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 16 in. (33.7 x 31.8 x 40.6 cm)
Puppets
Performing Arts
Gift of the artist
71.383
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Bell, John. Strings, Hands, Shadows: A Modern Puppet History. Detroit: Detroit Institute of Arts, c. 2000, color ill. p. 96
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James Henson, Kermit the Frog, 1969, Cloth, foam, rubber, metal rods, and plastic. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the artist, 71.383.
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