ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The family of Jim Henson, the late master puppeteer and filmmaker, has given Atlanta’s Center for Puppetry Arts a large gift — 12 feet tall, in fact.

A massive statue of Kermit the Frog dressed as The Tramp, Charlie Chaplin’s ironic character, has stood at the gates of The Jim Henson Company’s headquarters in Hollywood, California, since 2000. And now, it’s making its way to the Center for Puppetry Arts as the company moves its main office.

A statue of Kermit The Frog stands at the entrance to The Jim Henson Company, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) (Chris Pizzello | Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

“Thanks to the generosity of the Henson family, including our board member Cheryl Henson, an iconic

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