I had this Ernie puppet toy growing up — it was manufactured by Topper Toys in 1972 — mine was a handme down from my older brother. I liked Ernie (better than Bert). Watching Sesame Street as a kid, Ernie was the lovable one while Bert was irascible and perennially annoyed. Ernie was definitely the better guy for me. The toy is made from rubber and polyester. What's the main idea? Toys influence a life. I felt a visceral response seeing this same toy in the Museum of the Moving Image @movingimagenyc.
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8.12.19
Photograph: Ernie Childhood Toy Spotted at the Museum of the Moving Image
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5.6.15
Toyo Miyatake, Self-Portrait (1932)
Toyo Miyatake's "Self-Portrait" from 1932 makes a showing at the Whitney's first show at its new building in SoHo.
Miyatake's self-portrait is currently on display at the Whitney Museum's new SoHo building on Gansevoort Street.
The museum's first exhibition in its new building serves up a grand survey of American art.
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Toyo Miyatake, Self-Portrait (1932) |
The museum's first exhibition in its new building serves up a grand survey of American art.
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