Artist Doll (Reform Doll)
Designer
von Kaulitz, Marion Bertha Gräfin
(German, 1865 - 1948)
Workshop
Münchner Künstler Kaulitz-Puppen®
Dateca. 1910
OriginGermany
MediumComposition head, mohair wig, full-jointed
composition body and original clothing
Dimensions19 in. (48.3 cm)
ClassificationsDoll
Credit LineCarolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III Art Purchase Fund
Object number2019.1
Label TextMünchner Künstler Kaulitz-Puppen® German, Gmünd, maker)
Marion Bertha Gräfin von Kaulitz
(German, designer, 1865–1948)
Artist Doll (Reform Doll)
Composition head, mohair wig, full-jointed
composition body and original clothing, about 1909–1910
Carolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III Art Purchase Fund, 2019.1
Marketing materials often presented the Kaulitz dolls in lively childs’ play, interacting with each other like real children. Her dolls were sold by the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), a progressive alliance of artists and designers in Austria pioneering modern design.
Status
Not on view
