A 12-foot Kermit the Frog statue atop the front gates of the Hollywood Jim Henson Company studio lot will be relocated to Atlanta, joining other Henson collections.
The family of Jim Henson gifted the Kermit the Frog dressed as Charlie Chaplin’s The Little Tramp statue to the campus of the Center for Puppetry Arts in Midtown, Atlanta.
Wearing a suit, bowler hat and cane, the whimsical green frog has stood tall overlooking La Brea Avenue for the last 25 years. The sale of the studio lot by the Henson family, and the move of the Jim Henson Company’s headquarters to the Radford Studio Center in Studio City, prompted the donation.
“This Kermit-as-Chaplin statue represents a chapter in The Jim Henson Company’s story. We know that our friends at the Center for Puppetry Arts – who are such important partners in celebrating our history – will provide the perfect home where this part of the Henson legacy can be shared,” said Lisa Henson, daughter of Jim Henson and CEO of The Jim Henson Company…