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LastDodo number
5363363
Area
Figures and statuettes
Title
Hummel Goebel 129
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Collection / Set
Sub-set
Number in collection
0129
Type
Manufacturer/make
Copyright holder
Material
Year
1950
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Designer of the source material
Number produced
Dimensions
12.5 x 8 x 5cm
Details
The sketch art of Sister Maria Innocentia (= Berta) Hummel began to appear in the 1930s in Germany and Switzerland, mostly pastoral drawings of children. The Swiss art publisher Ars Sacra was involved in the early popularization of the art on postcards. Hummel's "art cards" became popular throughout Germany, catching the eye of Franz Goebel, porcelain maker and head of W. Goebel Porzellanfabrik. Goebel acquired rights to turn Hummel's drawing into figurines, producing the first line in 1935.[1] Goebel was one of many mid-size porcelain firms competing in the US market and Franz Goebel´s knack for novelty marketing caused the figurines to become popular in the US during the 1930s. The base for the popularity was among German immigrants on the East Coast.