Barton with his giant cassette art of David Bowie's 1971 album Hunky Dory
Chris Barton (b. 1959) is an artist who was formerly a designer for Jim Henson's Creature Shop, joining the company in 1987 and staying for nine years.
Outside of Henson, Barton also worked on films in the Star Wars and Harry Potter franchises.
He is well known for his painted works depicting classic albums as giant cassettes (four times larger than an actual cassette), including renditions of albums by David Bowie, Johnny Cash, and Blondie.
Muppet/Henson credits[]
- The StoryTeller
- Monster Maker: Special creature design
- The Ghost of Faffner Hall
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- The Witches: Mechanical designer
- The StoryTeller: Greek Myths
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze: Mechanics
- Dinosaurs
- The Muppet Christmas Carol: Muppet electro-mechanical effects
- The Flintstones: Dino mechanical design supervisor
- The Animal Show (season 2)
- Babe: Animatronic designer
- Muppet Treasure Island: Animatronic designer
- The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas: Animatronics technical supervisor