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Jim Henson: Puppet Master

BY Todd Coopee April 5, 2019 Filed to: Profiles of Ingenuity

Profiles of Ingenuity

Jim Henson: Puppet Master

Jim Henson was a television pioneer and innovative visual artist who raised puppeteering to a new art form.

Louis Marx: Playtime Reinvented

Louis Marx was once referred to as "the Henry Ford of the toy industry". He was a toy tycoon from the 1920s into the 1970s whose toys elevated playtime and inspired creativity in children around the world.

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