Thomas Edison Hand Puppet
date: label: Date made
content: 1998
name: label: transferring agency
content: Lemelson Center
label: depicted
content: Edison, Thomas Alva
label: user
content: Brewery Troupe, Inc.
label: maker
content: Brewery Troupe, Inc.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Made of soft plush fabric and stuffed with batting, this large arm puppet represents Thomas Edison, one of the three puppets created to appear in the Lemelson Center program "The Renaissance Man", a celebration of the 150th birthday of Lewis Latimer (1848-1928) an African American scientist, inventor, and engineer. In addition to Edison, the Lemelson Center commissioned the Brewery Troupe of Freeport, New York to create Lewis Latimer and Frederick Douglass to be part of this program.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The Brewery Troupe was founded in 1973 by Brad Brewer, an accomplished puppeteer who trained under Jim Henson and performed puppet shows on TV and stage. The Brewery Troupe's goal is to interpret African American literature, music, and humor through the art of the puppet theater.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Freeport
label: Associated Place
content: United States: New York, New York
topic: label: Subject
content: Puppetry
label: Subject
content: Science & Scientific Instruments
label: Subject
content: electricity
label: Subject
content: African American
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Puppets
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1999.0144.02
label: accession number
content: 1999.0144
label: catalog number
content: 1999.0144.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: puppet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 114.5 cm x 48.25 cm; 45 1/16 in x 19 in