Psychedelia, clubbing and Muppets: inside the world of Jim Henson
An expansive new exhibition goes through the career of the innovative creator of the Muppets from his offbeat early work to his globally successful later creations
I have seen the evidence first-hand and I am ready to confirm: Big Bird is, in fact, quite big.
At 8ft 2in, he towers above his colleagues Elmo and Cookie Monster in a display case at the heart of The Jim Henson Exhibition. This new, thorough examination of the life and work of the pioneering puppeteer and film-maker opens this week at its permanent home, the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, New York. It just so happens to be next door to the Kaufman Astoria Studios, where they shoot Sesame Street, and a short walk from the Jim Henson
