Imagination illustrated
Subtitle: the Jim Henson journal
By: by Karen Falk ; foreword by Lisa Henson
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9781452105826
Subjects: Muppet show (Television program); Puppeteers; Biography; Television producers and directors
Description: "Compiled directly from The Jim Henson Company archives, Imagination Illustrated adapts the diary that Jim faithfully kept throughout his career, supplementing it with a trove of little-seen visual material, including rare sketches, personal and production photographs, storyboards, doodles, and much more. Throughout, archivist Karen Falk delves into the behind-the-scenes details of Henson's life and his artistic process"--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The Washington years: 1954-1962; title: New York and new directions: 1963-1969; title: Superstardom and global success: 1970-1979; title: Fantasy, fraggles, and fearless imagination: 1980-1988; title: Epilogue.