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Bonnie Erickson. Bonnie Erickson (born September 20, 1941) is an American designer of puppets, costumes, toys, and graphics, best known for her work with Jim Henson and The Muppets, where her most notable creations include Miss Piggy, Statler and Waldorf, and as a partner in Harrison/Erickson, the Major League Baseball mascot the Phillie Phanatic .
Bonnie Erickson (b. September 20, 1941), aka Bonnie Lewis, was part of the original design team for The Muppet Show. She first joined Jim Henson's team as a costume designer for The Frog Prince, became head of the workshop and continued to work with the Muppets team for many years. Erickson is credited as the designer and/or builder of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Statler and Waldorf, the Newsman ...
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Bonnie Erickson with Statler in 1975. Wayde Harrison Bonnie Erickson designed and built the inimitable Miss Piggy in 1974 for an early "Muppets" television special, produced by Jim Henson.
Bonnie Erickson (born September 20, 1941) is an American designer of puppets, costumes, toys, and graphics, best known for her work with Jim Henson and The Muppets, where her most notable creations include Miss Piggy, Statler and Waldorf, and as a partner in Harrison/Erickson, the Major League Baseball mascot the Phillie Phanatic.
Feb 27, 2018 · Bonnie Erickson appears with Sonia Manzano and Fran Brill at the Center for Puppetry Arts for the panel event The Women of The Muppets on Saturday, March 3, at 7 p.m. Bonnie Erickson center for puppetry arts Fran Brill Gail O'Neill Jim Henson Miss Piggy Sesame Street Sonia Manzano Statler and Waldorf The Muppet Show Women of the Muppets Zoot
Aug 1, 2021 · Erickson would work with Henson until his untimely death in 1990 at age 53, first as a costumer and then as a designer of his signature Muppets and more. She continues to work in his honor.
The work involved building bodies, making patterns, and learning a lot from colleague and mentor Don Sahlin, someone who had been a puppet-builder for Jim since the 60s. After work on The Frog Prince had come to an end, Jim asked Bonnie if she would stay on to run the Muppet shop at 227 East 67 th Street in Manhattan.
