Kewpie Gretel Kewpie has been continuously produced ever since and remains enduringly popular. Rose O'Neill was a remarkable turn of the century illustrator and artist, as well as a great philanthropist, poet and novelist. Her Kewpies could be found battling injustice, promoting women's suffrage and other causes. Celebrating 100 years of Kewpie 8"vinyl doll dressed as Gretel.