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Harold Teen
Harold Teen
Harold Teen

Harold Teen

Object NameDoll, Nodder
Datec. 1925
OriginGermany
MediumBisque
Dimensions3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
ClassificationsDolls, Doll Accessories, Toys and Games
Credit LineGift of Ann and Henry Brunnier. In the Ann and Henry Brunnier Collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object number8.14.20r
Status
Not on view
CultureGerman
Label TextThe popular novel “Seventeen” by Booth Tarkington inspired Carl Ed to produce a comic strip “Harold Teen” in 1919. Harold the perennial teenager and his sweetheart Lillums were the main characters along with Pop Jinks, Horace, Beezie, Grandpa Teen, and Shadow Smart. Two feature films were produced from the strip, one a silent version and in 1933 a talkie. By the late 1950s, “Harold Teen” was dated. The strip was discontinued in 1959.
MarkingsHarold Teen & Germany incised on back by Carl Ed is beneath it
Locations
  • (not entered)  Iowa State University, Brunnier Main Storage
Grandpa Teen
Object Name: Doll, Nodder
c. 1925
Object number: 8.14.20n
Jeff
Object Name: Doll, Nodder
c. 1925
Object number: 8.14.20gg
Mr. Bailey, the Boss
Object Name: Doll, Nodder
c. 1925
Object number: 8.14.20m
Uncle Walt
Object Name: Doll, Nodder
c. 1925
Object number: 8.14.20g
Mutt
Object Name: Doll, Nodder
c. 1925
Object number: 8.14.20u
Chester Gump
Object Name: Doll, Nodder
c. 1925
Object number: 8.14.20ee
Uncle Bim
Object Name: Doll, Nodder
c. 1925
Object number: 8.14.20l
Mr. Wicker
Object Name: Doll, Nodder
c. 1925
Object number: 8.14.20i
Andy Gump
Object Name: Doll, Nodder
c. 1925
Object number: 8.14.20s
Smitty
Object Name: Doll, Nodder
c. 1925
Object number: 8.14.20q
Perry Winkle
Object Name: Doll, Nodder
c. 1925
Object number: 8.14.20cc
Pop Jinks
Object Name: Doll, Nodder
c. 1925
Object number: 8.14.20h