A gallery of pictures of Jim Henson surrounded by a group of Muppets. This was a theme for promotional pictures that lasted throughout his entire career.

1950s

1950s

1950s

1950s

1961

1960s

1968

1968

1969

1969

1969 or 70

LIFE Magazine

1970

1971

1971

1972, later used by Apple Inc. for the "Think Different" campaign

1975

1975

1976

1976

1976

1976

TV Guide, 1976

1976

1976

1977

1977 or 78

American Express ad

1978, the photo was to have been the cover for the Christmas issue of TIME.^[1]

1978

1978

1979

The Muppet Workshop at Elstree Studios, 1980

The Art of the Muppets Exhibit?

1982

1982

1982

1983

1983

1985

1985

1985

The Vision of Jim Henson

1986

TV Guide, 1986

1986

1986

1986

1986

1987

1987

1988

TV Guide

1989

1989

1989

1989

1989

Jim Henson: A Sesame Street Celebration

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Henson and Kermit

1950s

1960s

1969

1969

1976

1977

1977

1978

1970s

late 1970s

Henson and Kermit in Japan, August 1986

later used as the cover for June 18, 1990 edition of People

Sesame Street: 20 Years and Still Counting, 1989

Henson and Kermit at MGM studios, 1989

Muppet*Vision 3D, 1990

The Muppets at Walt Disney World, 1990

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Sources

1. ↑ Falk, Karen. "Jim Henson's Red Book", 12/25/1978 – I don’t appear on cover of TIME – but big spread.