Sesame Street 20th Anniversary Poster

Poster celebrating the 20th season of Sesame Street

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Object Details

Associated Name

Children's Television Workshop

Description (Brief)

Poster advertising the 20th season of Sesame Street. The poster features a photo of the cast of Sesame Street on a blue background with a yellow border. Sesame Street is an educational children’s television program that mixes puppets, animation, and live actors. It premiered on November 10, 1969 and continues to air today. The show is aimed at preschoolers and teaches the audience reading, arithmetic, and other academic lessons in addition to basic life skills.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1988

ID Number

2017.3021.046

nonaccession number

2017.3021

catalog number

2017.3021.046

Object Name

poster

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 20 in x 16 1/8 in; 50.8 cm x 40.9575 cm

Associated Place

United States: New York, New York City

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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment

Jim Henson

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Sesame Street

Children's television programs

Television

Television broadcasts

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-40ac-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1836900