Bill Culbertson

William "Bill" Culbertson is a sculptor who, as a freelance artist, sculpted a number of molds for Sesame Street, Muppet, and Muppet Babies toys and other merchandise for companies such as Illco, Tyco, Applause, Fisher-Price, Wilton, Fantasma, and Zak Designs in the 1980s and 1990s.
Culbertson's other work includes twenty Sesame Street character sculptures for Parque Plaza Sésamo (1994), a Count von Count sculpture for the Strong National Museum of Play (1997), three Sesame Street coin-operated rides for Just Kiddie Rides (1997), and fourteen Sesame Street character sculptures for Hopi Hari (1999).
In 2012, Culbertson was commissioned by the city of Hyattsville, Maryland to create Muppet Dawn, a tribute to Jim Henson located at David C. Driskell Community Park featuring Sam and Friends characters.
Culbertson began his career working at Hasbro, becoming the Design Director for Hasbro before quitting and founding Whooplah, LLC in 1986. Outside of his Muppet-related work, Culbertson has designed products for various franchises such as Garfield, Rugrats, Peanuts, G.I. Joe, and Walt Disney Company properties, in addition to large-scale pieces of public and fine art around the country.
==Sources==
* Bill Culbertson – Awards / Commissions / Exhibition List
==External links==
* Official site
* Gallery of Sesame Street work
* Instagram
* Video interviews about his Sesame Street work
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Category:Designers