Franz Kline (1910-1962) was an American painter associated with the Abstract Expressionist movement of the 1940s and 1950s. He and Jackson Pollock were among a number of artists considered members of "the New York School" of American poets, painters, dancers, and musicians.
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- Baby Piggy showcases Kline's 1958 piece The Ballantine during the song "Art Is in Your Heart" as seen and heard in the Muppet Babies episode "The Muppet Museum of Art". The piece shows up again later when Baby Animal scrubs his Jackson Pollock painting clear to reveal The Ballantine beneath it.