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Collections

Ruth Handler
'Ken' Doll1961

Not on view
Full-length male fashion doll with molded plastic form, short brown hair, wearing red swim trunks and red sandals, standing against a white background
Artist or Maker
Ruth Handler
Active United States, California, Los Angeles, 1916-2002
Artist or Maker
John "Jack" W. Ryan
Active United States, California, Los Angeles, 1926-1991
Artist or Maker
Charlotte Johnson
United States, 1917-1997
Manufacturer
Mattel, Inc.
United States, California, El Segundo, founded 1945
Title
'Ken' Doll
Place Made
United States, California, Hawthorne
Date Made
1961
Medium
Vinyl, cloth, flocking
Dimensions
Box: 13 x 3 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (33.02 x 8.89 x 4.445 cm); Doll: 12 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. (31.75 x 9.525 x 4.7625 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mattel, Inc.
Accession Number
M.2010.177.1
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography

  • Blondet, José Luis. Six Scripts for Not I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE-2020 CE). Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2020.

Selected Exhibition History
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 20, 2013 - June 3, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 20, 2013 - June 3, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". July 6, 2013 - September 29, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". July 6, 2013 - September 29, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". November 2, 2013 - February 9, 2014
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". November 2, 2013 - February 9, 2014
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014