Despite what it says in some articles, Kermit the Frog was not named after Kermit Love, the puppet craftsman who worked with Jim Henson for so many years. But Mr. Love, who passed away Saturday at age 91, did give us many beloved Muppets. He was a marionette maker and costume designer for Broadway beginning in the thirties and became a valuable member of Team Henson in the sixties. Many of his creations — Big Bird, especially — are such a part of Americana that they will never go to meet their maker.