The Center for Puppetry Arts announced over the weekend that it will receive a “remarkable gift” from the family of Jim Henson: a towering 12-foot statue of Kermit the Frog dressed as Charlie Chaplin’s The Little Tramp.
The statue stood at the front gates of The Jim Henson Company headquarters and former Chaplin studio on La Brea Avenue in Hollywood for the last 25 years. The gift follows the recent announcement of the sale of the legendary studio lot and the move of The Jim Henson Company’s headquarters to the Radford Studio Center in Studio City.
The statue will be relocated to the Midtown campus of the Center for Puppetry Arts, which is home to the largest collection of Henson’s “Sesame Street” and “The Muppets” artifacts.
“Thanks to the generosity of the Henson family, including our board member Cheryl Henson, an iconic piece of Hollywood history will continue to delight fans from around the world,” Beth Schiavo, Executive Director of the Center for Puppetry Arts, said in a statement “We are deeply honored to be the new stewards of this joyful symbol of creativity, humor and storytelling.”
“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,” Lisa Henson, daughter of Jim Henson and CEO of The Jim Henson Company, said in a statement.
The logistics and timing of the statue’s move are still being determined.
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