Details
- Dimensions
- 5.25ʺW × 4ʺD × 6ʺH
- Period
- Mid 20th Century
- Country of Origin
- Mexico
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Paper Mache
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Orange
- Condition Notes
- no issues to report no issues to report less
- Description
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Beautifully hand-painted rare Gemma Taccogna paper maché bust with an orange/red color exterior and orange interior. Unsigned Marked Mexico. Circa …
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Beautifully hand-painted rare Gemma Taccogna paper maché bust with an orange/red color exterior and orange interior. Unsigned Marked Mexico. Circa 1960-70s.
6" tall x 5.25" wide x 4" deep
C O N D I T I O N
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Gemma Taccogna (1923-2007) was an Italian-born artist who specialized in papier mache. She moved from Bari, Italy to the United States the year Gemma was born. Her parents did not believe in toys so Gemma made her own by inventing papier mache and experimenting with flour and paper from her mother's kitchen. In the 1960s Gemma, quite accidentally, discovered a method that made her papier mache have the appearance of porcelain. less
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