Object Details
- performer
- Henson, Jim
- Henson, Jim
- Description (Brief)
- Harry the Hipster is a hand puppet from Sam and Friends. This is the original Harry the Hipster puppet created by Jim Henson in September 1954. Harry the Hipster loved jazz and always spoke in slang. 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
- Credit Line
- Gift from the Family of Jim Henson
- 1954-09
- ID Number
- 2010.0144.03
- catalog number
- 2010.0144.03
- accession number
- 2010.0144
- Object Name
- puppet
- Physical Description
- fabric (overall material)
- plastic (overall material)
- leather (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 20 in x 6 1/2 in x 8 in; 50.8 cm x 16.51 cm x 20.32 cm
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Jim Henson
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Puppetry
- Television
- Television broadcasts
- Record ID
- nmah_1396956
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-aa36-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
