Why Is Götz Often Credited With Creating the First Modern Artist Doll?
In 1965, the first original dolls of famous doll artist Sasha Morgenthaler were reproduced and distributed by Götz. This is considered by many to be the first manufactured “Artist Doll.” What are Sasha Dolls? Sasha dolls were created by Swiss Artist Sasha Morgenthaler, who was born in 1893 and died in 1975. She started to make toys and dolls in the 1920s. She progressed further and further into dollmaking, and she developed the Sasha doll which she was thrilled with because of its life-like qualities and expression, but Ms. Morgenthaler was dismayed at how costly the dolls were when she was producing the dolls in her own studio. So, in 1965 Ms. Morgenthaler teamed up Götz for mass production of the Sasha dolls. The dolls were also produced in in England by Frido/Trendon starting in 1966. Götz Sasha dolls were made only until 1970, but Frido/Trendon continued until the company was bought out in 1986. Götz started making Sasha dolls again in 1995 and continued until 2001, when A differen
