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Six 'Greatnik Dolls'

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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Sam Glankoff, Six 'Greatnik Dolls', 1966
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Sam Glankoff American, 1894-1982

Six 'Greatnik Dolls', 1966
Felt, corduroy, linen and polyester
Ranging from 42 to 45.7 cm tall (16 1/2 x 18 in)
Comprised of Finstein, Freud, Beethoven, Van Gogh, Abraham Lincoln and Shakespeare.
Original tags and labels. New York: Impulse Items 1966.
€1,500

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6 'Greatnik Dolls' made in New York in 1966 representing Einstein, Freud, Beethoven, Van Gogh (missing one ear), Abraham Lincoln and Shakespeare. Greatniks was a sophisticated adult stuffed toy line...
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6 "Greatnik Dolls" made in New York in 1966 representing Einstein, Freud, Beethoven, Van Gogh (missing one ear), Abraham Lincoln and Shakespeare. Greatniks was a sophisticated adult stuffed toy line whose name was inspired by the launch of the Russian satellite, Sputnik. These toys were designed by Sam Glankoff, a New York based Abstract Expressionist artist. This particular group have their original ownership tags with a notation that they were donated by Clare Boothe Luce, the author, politician and ambassador, famous for her 1936 hit play, The Women, which had an all-female cast.
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