solely dedicated to the art of puppetry." In a statement, the donor said "These were beloved characters of my childhood and I can think of no better place for them to 'retire' than in the trusted care of the Center for Puppetry Arts, the first and largest nonprofit organization in the U.S.
"The way that the center has kept the spirit of the (show) and the look of the puppets, it's delightful to have both the originals and also the live theater puppets there." Henson is the president of the Jim Henson Foundation, and the daughter of the late Jim Henson. The center's yearly performance of "Rudolph," through an exclusive arrangement with the licensing company Character Arts, is always its most popular show.īoard member Cheryl Henson said the figures have come to the right place. Atlanta's puppet builders viewed the film, frame-by-frame, to recreate scrupulously accurate puppet versions of the figures. In 2010 the center debuted a puppet show based on the Rankin/Smith film. The Midtown puppetry center is a logical home for Rudolph and Santa. Come on!" But the donor stayed with the bidding, buying the pair for $368,000. She knew that a certain Atlanta individual had an eye on the puppets, with the goal of lending them to the center.īids rose above $300,000, and Schiavo thought, "There's no way our donor will go that far.
Beth Schiavo, executive director of the Center for Puppetry Arts, got updates from the auction, as the bids went up.
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