Uncle Walt
Object NameDoll, Nodder
Datec. 1925
OriginGermany
MediumBisque
Dimensions3 in. (7.6 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 number8.14.20g
Status
Not on viewCollections
CultureGerman
Label TextThe cartoonist Frank King started Gasoline Alley in 1919 as a small comic strip in a corner of a special full page dealing with fads and news highlights. Eventually Gasoline Alley became a daily strip that mirrored small town American life with its themes of Skeezix’s boyhood adventures, the marriage of Uncle Walt and Auntie Blossom, and the courtship and marriage of Skeezix. After the death of Frank King in 1969, the cartoon strip was continued by his assistants, Bill Perry and Dick Mores.
Markings"Uncle Walt" and "Germany" incised on back
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Main Storage
