The Art and Culture Center
will host guided field trips and
group tours for the exhibition.
Visitors will not only learn
about the history of Broward
County in a fun and entertaining way, but will also be able
to bring their own inspirations to life in the Interactive
Art Room, which will remain
open throughout the run of
the exhibition.
The art of puppetry in various forms has been a staple
of White’s ongoing practice
dating back to the 1980s. He
won three Emmy Awards
for his art direction on Peewee’s Playhouse, when he
built puppets and sets on the
seminal children’s show.
His puppets included Randy,
Cool Cat, Dirty Dog, Chicky
Baby, Roger the Monster, Mr.
Kite, and Cowntess the Cow.
White’s recent work in this
medium typically lampoons a
person, place, or thing with a
sense of showmanship and sly
humor. His subjects include
puppet heads of Elvis Presley,
George Jones, and Lyndon
Johnson, and gallery installations of a train station and a
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