Inside Jim Henson's Imagination

Inside Jim Henson's Imagination:

A Presentation on the Jim Henson Archives

Sunday, March 6

2:00-4:00 pm

McKeldin Library Room 6137 (Special Events Room)

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

© The Jim Henson Company

University of Maryland Alumnus Jim Henson (BS 1960) was more than just the inventor of Kermit the Frog and the Muppets. He was a creative force that initiated a cultural revolution in television, movies and design production across entertainment media.



The Maryland iSchool Alumni Chapter and the University of Maryland Libraries are pleased to invite you to join us to explore the collection of Jim Henson materials housed in The Jim Henson Company Archives and the University of Maryland Special Collections.



The Jim Henson Company has been a leader in family entertainment for over 60 years and is recognized worldwide as an innovator in puppetry, animatronics and digital animation. Best known as the creator of the world famous Muppets, Henson’s credits also include “The Dark Crystal,” “Labyrinth,” and “Fraggle Rock.” The company itself continues Jim’s legacy with television series “Sid the Science Kid,” “Dinosaur Train,” “Pajanimals,” as well as the new series “Doozers,” a CG-animated preschool series.

Guest Presenters:

Karen Falk, Director of The Jim Henson Company Archives

Anne Turkos, University of Maryland Archivist

Vincent Novara, Curator, Special Collections in Performing Arts

Brian Real, iSchool PhD 2015

Free Screening of Jim Henson's Youth' 68

Sunday, March 6

6:00 pm

Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Presented in conjunction with The Jim Henson Legacy, this experiment in television produced and directed by Henson precedes the work that more commonly defines his legacy. Only aired once, and only screened once by The Jim Henson Legacy, this film was originally described as an “exciting mixed media portrait” of the youth and their culture in 1968. Youth ’68 is a collage of interviews, literary quotations, and contemporaneous popular music and modern dance. The notable artists interviewed include members of Jefferson Airplane, Mamas & the Papas, The Journeymen, Happy Apples, and Vanilla Fudge. John Vorhees in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, called it, “…a fascinating groovy hour that bears repeating…” - See more at: http://theclarice.umd.edu/ events/2016/showing-of-jim- hensons-television-experiment- youth-68-and-discussion- everythings