Biography of Gotz Doll Artist CARIN LOSSNITZER

According to Götz, *Carin Lossnitzer* was born in *Berlin*, *Germany*; she was a self-taught doll artist with an education obtained in her hometown from a fashion and textile school.4 Per the 1998 Catalog, Carin was also the founder of the museum in Coburg, Germany.3

Carin molded her original creations in either *clay*, *Cernit*, or *Plasteline.*4 Her dolls, perhaps best known for their childlike **character** expressions, represent people from all walks and stages of life.4 In 1988, Carin, along with Doll Artist *Sylvia Natterer* were two of earliest designers to partner with Götz specifically in a collaborative designer/producer relationship (note: the first being *Sasha Morgenthaler* in the 1960s). Carin has designed a wide variety of Götz dolls, from regular Play Dolls to Artist Dolls; her artist doll collection was officially introduced in 19984 with production ending end of catalog year 2003. According to Neue Press, *Carin Lossnitzer* passed away in 2009.

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## *Her Inspiration*

According to the 2001 Götz catalog, Carin's original inspiration behind her first baby doll originally stemmed from her desire for her own child.5 As a result, children of *different nations* and in *different, natural states of human expression* would become the inspiration behind *her DRIBBLE BABY*s collection.3

## *Artist Quotes*

* *My dribble baby creations shall enrich the life of children and collectors and show the beauty of all humanity.*1
* *Being the founder of the Doll Museum in Coburg, an admirer of antique art, and a doll artist, I have devoted many years of my time collecting sculptures and worldly antique art forms, especially folk art from Germany. Most important for me is to continue to preserve the past and find my own art expression in the present.*2

## More About Her Götz Collection

*Carin Lossnitzer* describes her 1992 *DRIBBLE BABY* Collection6 in the statement below:

*Each dribble baby has an individual expression with glass crystal eyes, natural hair wigs and eyelashes. Dribble babies are able to thumb-suck and play with their toes. Their soft, sturdy bodies are weighted to feel just like a real child. Each baby is flexible and has many possibilities for easy movement. Head, arms and legs are made of high quality vinyl. Another special feature of these charming, natural looking babies are their individual outfits, which have been lovingly designed by the artist. Each dress and playsuit is made of specially selected fine materials. All babies, designed by artist Carin Lossnitzer have their special "CARLOS" insignia.*

Nearly every one of Carin Lossnitzer's dolls will have a neckstamp marking engraved with her initialized signature: "**CARLOS**" (sometimes also appearing as "**CAR LOS**") which stands for "**CARin LOSsnitzer**."

## Examples of Doll Bodies

There are a variety of different doll body types in Carin's collection. The most widely used doll body type is the WEICHBABY, or SOFT BABY, which features a soft, weighted cloth doll torso with vinyl (in differing ratios), non-articulated limbs. Some dolls, such as GLORIA and BAHIA, feature a vinyl breastplate.

Photo example of a WEICHBABY with 1/4 vinyl arms and 1/2 vinyl legs. The soft, padded cloth doll torso is weighted with granules to help the weight of the doll to feel realistic. This doll is a non-articulated baby doll.Photo example of a WEICHBABY; the arms are 1/4 vinyl with 3/4 vinyl "molded bent" legs. The cloth doll torso is weighted with granules to give the weight a realistic feel. This WEICHBABY is non-articulated baby doll.Photo example of a WEICHBABY; this doll's arms and hips rotate but do not hold a pose. This body appears on the later-produced dolls.Photo example of a WEICHKÖRPERPUPPE doll body type. Vinyl breastplate with cloth upper arms. Neck is jointed; upper arms contain internal armature. It is unclear at this moment if this doll is fully posable.
## Index of Götz Collections

The following doll collections are designed by *Carin Lossnitzer* for Götz:

*\*In the catalog photo below, these dolls were not assigned individual names. For indexing purposes, these dolls have been assigned the same name as their 1990 matching physical characteristic dolls.*

1990 LARENE1990 LUCY1990 LONY1990 LUELLA1990 ZSA ZSA (Dreaming Baby)1990 SWANTJE (left) and SKYLA (right)1990 LOUISE1990 LESLIE1990 LUANE

1991 LARENE1991 CHILLY (defiant)1991 ZSA ZSA (Sleeping Baby)1991 ANNAI (left) with sister ARAJA (right)1991 MEI FONG1991 LESLIE1991 LOUISE1991 WALAJA (left) with brother SANTAD (right)

\*The 1992 catalog does not provide catalog names; for indexing purposes, names in parenthesis have been assigned, specifically from earlier/later years for consistency purposes.

1992 CHILLY1992 MEI FONG1992 AMHARA1992 GABRA1992 ARAJA1992 LESLIE\*1992 - WALAJA (left) and SANTAD (right) from the LISU Tribe

*\*The catalog specifically states that this doll came with a hand-knotted, human hair wig.*

1993 BRIDGET1993 LARENE1993 CHILLY1993 JACOB1993 MEI FONG1993 RAJA1993 LOUISE1993 ANOUK1993 DOROTHY1993 JUDITH

1994 JACOB1994 MEI FONG1994 ASELE1994 BRIDGET1994 SIMON1994 LESLIE1994 PERRY1994 ANOUK1994 SUNNY1994 SUSIE1994 GLOBAL DOLLS - BOB (top left); BRIAN: (top center); YASUO (top right); MIKE (bottom left); FATOU (bottom right)

1995 GLORIA1995 MEI FONG1995 ASTA1995 SIMON1995 AMI-MA1995 HILKA1995 ANOUK1995 BETTY1995 BABS1995 SUSIE (left) with TONY (right)1995 Set of 5 dolls - YASUO, FATOU, MIKE, BRIAN, and BOB

1996 BAHIA1996 MEI FONG with YASUO (right)1996 RAVINA1996 AMHARA1996 MINO1996 MELINA1996 ANOUK1996 ELLY1996 SARAI1996 TONY1996 BOB1996 LEILA1996 YASUO1996 MIKE1996 FATOU

1997 MEI FONG1997 VILJA1997 ZAIA1997 LINA1997 LINUS1997 TANY1997 TANOS1997 ALKIS1997 GABRA1997 BOB1997 LEILA1997 YASUO

1998 ZAIA1998 FATIMA1998 MEI FONG1998 VANJA1998 FILIPO1998 EVELYN1998 GINA (left) and GIANNI (right)

1999 APANATCHI1999 ZAIA1999 JULIA1999 NIKOLAI1999 DINA1999 GLORIA

2000 TANDRA2000 MEI FONG2000 ARAYA2000 TOBIAS2000 TABEA2000 YNAN LI2000 AMHARA2000 NATASCHA2000 DINA2000 EVELYN

2001 TANDRA2001 NORMAH2001 ZAIA2001 MEI FONG2001 LI HUA2001 SHAI MING2001 MARIANA2001 AMADO2001 DINA

2002 ZAIA2002 MARIUS2002 MASIKA2002 BAO2002 AURELIA2002 LENA2002 TAKIA

2003 BIAN2003 JESSI2003 EMMY2003 LAY
## Find a Doll by Neckstamp Marking

Looking for a doll based upon its specific neckstamp marking? Simply click on a neckstamp category below to search all dolls that share that neckstamp marking; this will help you to narrow down a possible identification for your doll!

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## Suggested Further Reading

1. Lossnitzer, Carin. *Puppenspielen, Puppensammeln, Puppenmachen = Enjoying, Collecting and Making Dolls*. Verl. Puppen Und Spielzeug, 1994.

## References

1. This information comes from the 1995 Götz Play Doll Catalog.
2. This information comes from the 1997 Götz Doll Design Catalog.
3. This information comes from the 1998 Götz Art Collection Catalog.
4. This information can be found in the 2001 Götz Collection Catalog.
5. This information can be found in the 2002 Götz Collection Catalog.
6. This information comes from the 1992 Götz Catalog.