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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 .
- September 20, 1941 (age 82), Anoka, Minnesota
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- University of Minnesota, Art Students League of New York
Bonnie Erickson designed and built the inimitable Miss Piggy in 1974 for an early "Muppets" television special, produced by Jim Henson. Puppets, props and storyboards from Henson's prolific career ...
Jan 17, 2012 · Timeline provided by Bonnie Erickson in July, 2017. Additional information from Bonnie Erickson added in October, 2017. Images and videos included below. April 2, 1972 – Muppet Musicians of Bremen airs – design and build the puppet and costume human villains. April 17, 1973 – Dick Cavett Show airs – design and build puppets of Jim ...
Mar 9, 2018 · In 1970, Bonnie Erickson joined Jim Henson’s Muppet workshop as a costume designer. Within a few years, she had already designed and built several new Muppet characters, including Miss Piggy. Erickson and her husband Wayde Harrison launched their own production, design, and marketing company called Harrison/Erickson, Inc. in 1977.
The Bonnie Erickson papers contain materials from 1971 through 2017, with the bulk of the papers dated between 1978 and 1999. This collection holds design concepts and illustrations for licensed products (including goods featuring Sesame Street, Jim Henson’s Muppets, and Disney characters), prototype sketches, style guides, product tear sheets, catalog pages, publicity, notes, and other ...
Jan 17, 2012 · Published: January 17, 2012. Categories: Feature. Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4. Welcome to the fourth and final installment of our interview with Bonnie Erickson, former head of the Muppet Workshop and current Executive Director of the Jim Henson Legacy. Click here for part one, and here for part two, and here for part three!
Feb 27, 2018 · Miss Piggy’s creator, Bonnie Erickson, speaks about her work as a woman of The Muppets. The Center for Puppetry Arts marks the beginning of Women’s History Month with the panel event The Women of The Muppets on Saturday, March 3, honoring some of the original female creators, puppeteers and actresses who helped bring Jim Henson’s Muppets ...
