An overview of the work of NIADA Artist members who are either deceased or no longer active
Lisa Lichtenfels
(Elected 1985): Chrissie on Pointe 29"H Soft Sculpture, 2000
Nancy Wiley
(Elected 1997): Grant Wood. 20" H. Paperclay and oil painted fabric
Luella Mossom
(Elected 2016): Wisteria. 2016, Paper and Paperclay
Fawn Zeller
(1963-Charter member, co-founder): P.T. Barnum, Tom Thumb. 11-1/2” and 5” H. Porcelain
Charlotte Zeepvat
(Elected 1987) Kaiser Wilhelm I & Child Made in 1987. Air hardening clay on armature
R. John Wright
(Elected 1979): Made in 1983. 17" H. Molded Felt, jointed body. LE50
Lita Wilson
(Elected 1965) Cherie. 15-1/2” H. Ceramic limbs, Cloth body
Charlene Westling
(Elected 1991): Little Black Girl. Made in 1991. 15.5" H. Fabric over composition, cloth body.
Herbert Vanek
(Elected 1972): Portrait of Dewees Cochran. Made in 1971. 15" H. Porcelain
Eunice Tuttle
(Elected 1968): Katie with Jensina Penny. Made in 1965. 4" H. Porcelain
Ellen Turner
(Elected 1982) Mary, Joseph & Baby. Made in 1990. Cloth
Lilian Toledo-Elzer
(Elected 1993): Musical Motion. Air dry clay
Ellery Thorpe
(1973-Charter member) Harry. 15" high. Porcelain head & limbs, cloth body. 1972
Martha Thompson
(1963-Charter Member): Princess Caroline. 9" H. Porcelain, cloth body
Carla Thompson
(Elected 1989): Shella. Cloth
Fred Thompson
(Elected 1970): Saddlemaker Shorty. Made in 1973. 13-3/4” H. Jellutong Wood, Ball jointed
Dustin Poché
Dustin Poché: The Queen. Air drying clay, mixed media, paperclay
Susan Fosnot
Susan Fosnot: Godelieva. 11" high, 2015
EJ Taylor
EJ Taylor (Elected 1993): Belle of the Masque. Paperclay
Elizabeth Szoke
(Elected 1974): Andes Mother and Child. 1974. Papier mache, wood, leather
Elizabeth Sweet
(Elected 1968): Charles Edward.1972. Porcelain
Rose Sullo
(Elected 1970): Bernie Kaufmann. 1971. Air Dry Clay
George S. Stuart
(Elected 1992): King Louis XIV. 1969. Mixed media
Tamara Steinheil
(Elected 1963): Early Pair, Man and Woman. Papier mache
Joyce Stafford
(Elected 1969): Rosalind. 1987. Porcelain with Cloth body
Lewis Sorenson
(1963-Charter Member): Roy Rogers. 1949. Wax over Composition
Madeline Saucier
(Elected 1968): Canadian Snow Baby. Felt
Mary Russo
(Elected 1968): The Lace Maker. 8.5" H. Mixed media
Cecilia Rothman
(Elected 1976): John Muir. 14" H. Porcelain with cloth body
Jacques + France Rommel
(Elected 1974): Victorian style dress. Cloth
Lynne + Michael Roche
(Elected 1997): Marigold Play. 2008. Porcelain head/hands. Carved lime-wood body,
Patricia Robinson
(Elected 1967): Theresa Tonti - First Girl Born in Detroit. Porcelain, cloth body
Janice Riggs
(Elected 1979): Audrey Hepburn Ascot Scene. 1982. Porcelain
Ronnie Burkett
(Elected 1998): Schnitzel. Wood and Paperclay
Bernard Ravca
(Elected 1968): Franklin Roosevelt. 21.5" H. Cloth. 1940
Natasha Pobedina
(Elected 2001): My Darling and Me, 2006. La Doll
Wee Paulson
(Elected 1968): McGuffey Reader. Felt
Irma Park
(Elected 1969): Little Katie. 1972. Wax over composition
Ann Parker
(Elected 1977): Anne Boleyn. 1976. Resin
Susanna Oroyan
(Elected 1982): Dollmaker: Where Do You Get the Heads? Paperclay over wire armature
Ada Odenreider
(Elected 1969): Man from Mercer Group. Porcelain
Carol Nordell
(Elected 1974): Harry Cranford & Nell. Polyform
Carolyn Corl Nelson
(Elected 1978): Angela. 1977, Wood composition
Claire Mueller
(Elected 1969): Cry Baby 1970. Bisque head, arms & legs. Soft body
Anne Mitrani
(Elected 1997): Untitled. 1997. Polymer clay, Fimo, wax
Norma Mellen
(Elected 1979): Alice and the White Queen. Cloth
Gladys MacDowell
(Elected 1963): Susie. 1974. Bisque head and soft body
Axel Roman Lukas
(Elected 1997): Untitled Boy. 1999. Porcelain and wood
Grace Lathrop
(Elected 1963): Jenny Lind. 1968. Porcelain head & limbs, Cloth body
Michael Langton
(Elected 1984): Calhoun. 1984. Wood
Karen Kraus
(Elected 1975): Cary Chatham. 1990. Porcelain
Helen Kish
(Elected 1981): Paper Necklace. 2003. 17" H, Porcelain, cloth body
Adnan Karabay
(Elected 1997): Aurora. 1997. Promat Clay
Sharon Johnson
(Elected 1967): Traipsin Woman. c.1965. 12.5" H. Porcelain
Maggie Iacono
(Elected 1993): Virginia. 2008. Felt
Sherry Housley
(Elected 1997): Gypsy Noble. 1997, Super Sculpey
Dorothy Hoskins
(Elected 1990): Messenger. 2001. 22"H. Porcelain
Margaret Hoag
(Elected 1973): Young Woman. 1972. Carved wood
Hennie Koffrie
(Elected 1997): Untitled. Paper clay, mixed media
Dorothy Heizer
(1963-Charter member): King Henry VIII. c.1948. 11" H. Cloth
Magge Head Kane
(1963-Charter member, co-founder): Mary (from Kane’s Rebels) 1963. Porcelain
Uwe Haukenfrers & Juergen Peper
(Elected 1997): Bajazzo Modesto. 2000. Wood, Paperclay, Washi Paper, Gold
Ella Hass
(Elected 1999): Chico. 1999. Fabric over keramin
Eleanor Hartman
(Elected 1979): Chippewa Mother and Child. Wax over porcelain, leather and cloth
Rene Harrison
(Elected 1969): Little Women – Amy, Beth, Jo, Meg. 1972. Porcelain
Martha Armstrong-Hand
(Elected 1977): Marnie. Porcelain
Patti Hale
(Elected 1978): Peppermint Patti. Carved wood
Frank & Elizabeth Haines
(Elected 1971): Haines Bride - Lisette Clanet, New Orleans 1728. Wood Composition
Scott Gray
(Elected 1994): Brunnhilda, Mechanical figure. 1998. Paperclay, appliances and cutlery, umbrella parts
Christine Gorman
(Elected 1968): Blue Boy Carved plastic wood.
June Lunsford Goodnow
(Elected 1976): Nez Perce Woman. 1999. Polymer clay, leather, seed beads
Suzanne Gibson
(Elected 1967): Kalico Kids - Lillian 1986. Vinyl, cloth body
Herta Forster
(Elected 1970): Hansel & Gretel. 1972. Felt
Forest Rogers
(Elected 2003): Babba Yagga. Kato and air drying clays
Gertrude Florian
(1963-Charter member, co-founder): Mercer Girl. Ceramic
Gwen Flather
(Elected 1963): Robert Frost. Cloth
Marta Finch-Kozlosky
(Elected 1981): Etherea. Porcelain
Margaret Finch
(Elected 1976): The Blue Boy. 1976. Direct carved wood
Robert McKinley
(Elected 1985): Unknown. Polyform
Guy & Virginia Elliot
Navajo First Day of School 1973 Polymer clay face, wire wood, Cloth body
Edna Shaw Dohl
Look at me now, punk, just a Little 1984 Porcelain, cloth body
Fern Deutsch
First Place Prize Winner
Marianne De Nunez
ME 1981 Porcelain, jointed body
Lenore Davis
Bird in Flight 1992 Linen, textile paint
Betty Curtis
Woman Cast tissue paper, fabric over wood armature
Pamela Cowart-Rickman
Judith Condon
Janice 1976
Dewees Cochran
Jennifer 1948 Composition head, Latex body
Arlyn Coad
Toymaker 1986 Wax
Beverly Cerepak
Kim & Lynn 1973 Porcelain
Astry Campbell
Becky & Ricky 1967-68 Porcelain, felt legs and body
Helen Bullard
"Helen at Six" A self portrait of Helen when she was a child 1961
Muriel Bruyere
Little Girl Biscuit, fired clay
Patricia Ryan-Brooks
Cora Mae Sanborn 1912 Polymer clay
Frances Bringloe
Tlingit Clan Leader Carved Wood
Elizabeth Brandon
Melody Porcelain
Carole Bowling
Little Black Girl 1995 Resin. 1/30
Halle Blakely
Elizabeth I
Goodie Bennett
Lovely Little Girl Porcelain
Roberta Bell
Mary Bethune 1970
Charles Batte
Miss Lucy Leyendecker Goes Shopping 2005 Polymer
Elizabeth Barter
Prudence 1984 Composition wax over Polymer, Cloth body/limbs
Mirren Barrie
Elizabeth I 1971 Cloth
Laura Alleman
How to Lose Weight Kidskin over plastic wood