Grandpa 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 number8.14.20n
Status
Not on viewCollections
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.
MarkingsGrandpa Teen by Carl Ed and Germany incised on back
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Main Storage
