Object Details
- performer
- Henson, Jim
- Henson, Jim
- Description (Brief)
- Icky Gunk is a snake-like creature hand puppet from Sam and Friends. This is the original Icky Gunk puppet created by Jim Henson. 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
- ca 1955 - 1956
- ID Number
- 2010.0144.04
- accession number
- 2010.0144
- catalog number
- 2010.0144.04
- Object Name
- puppet
- Physical Description
- fabric (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 11 in x 3 in; 27.94 cm x 7.62 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_1397158
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-493e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
