Jim Henson Foundation Donates Hundreds of Muppets

The Jim Henson Foundation, in New York, will make a large gift — including 500 to 700 “retired” Muppets — to the Center for Puppetry Arts, in Atlanta, reports The New York Times.

The donation will include some of the first Muppets built, props, posters, and drawings by the late Mr. Henson for “The Muppet Show,” “Sesame Street,” and other programs. Mr. Henson’s daughter, Cheryl, will also give $1-million of her own money to the center.

Mr. Henson died in 1990 at the age of 53.

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