IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Rosita puppet used in the production ...

In 1969, the Children’s Television Workshop made a twenty-six-minute pitch reel to line up stations to air a radically new program that appeared to have, as yet, no title. Instead, a team of fleece- ...

The Museum of the City of New York will launch a new exhibition, Puppets of New York, examining how puppetry has impacted New York City and the influence the city has had on this artform all over the ...

Ever wonder how the puppets on Sesame Street operate? The puppeteers for some of Sesame Street's most famous characters share their insights on how they bring their iconic characters to life. The ...

Roosevelt Franklin (left), a short-lived "Sesame Street" Muppet championed and voiced by Matt Robinson (right), was designed to represent black youth on a show dominated by white puppeteers.

This story originally appeared on Mental Floss. For more than 50 years, “Sesame Street” has been imparting valuable moral, ethical, and social lessons to young audiences using a sprawling cast of ...