Those Himmel figurines: I had never heard of them before but now I'm fascinated by them! They look shockingly like some of the sculptures Jeff Koons has made (but his are always somehow "off," somehow mocking or satirical instead of honestly sentimental).
Yes! They inspired one of his sculptures “Ushering in Banality.” The original figurines were based on the illustrations of a nun and really took off with the American middle class after WW2. If you’re a Better Call Saul fan, Hummels provided one of the later plot points in that series.
Really well-written and painfully true. Thanks Johanna.
Those Himmel figurines: I had never heard of them before but now I'm fascinated by them! They look shockingly like some of the sculptures Jeff Koons has made (but his are always somehow "off," somehow mocking or satirical instead of honestly sentimental).
Yes! They inspired one of his sculptures “Ushering in Banality.” The original figurines were based on the illustrations of a nun and really took off with the American middle class after WW2. If you’re a Better Call Saul fan, Hummels provided one of the later plot points in that series.