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Howdy Doody puppet with brown hair, blue eyes, freckles, gap-toothed, a red bandana, a red, white, and blue plaid button-up shirt, a brown belt, and jeans; he raises his hand as if waving.
Howdy Doody
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Howdy Doody

Artist Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987)
Date1980
Place of originUnited States
MediumPolacolor 2
Dimensionssheet: 4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. (10.8 x 8.6 cm)
image: 3 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. (9.5 x 7.3 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
Object number2008.28.95
Collections
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