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GADCO Proudly Presents "ROTRAUT SCHROTT" Master Doll Artist Rotraut Schrott GADCO proudly presents the talented Artist, Rotraut Schrott of Munich, Germany. Creativity accompanied Rotraut Schrott since her childhood. As a small girl, she watched her father (Ludwig Adam, the very well-known Munich watercolor artist) work rather intensely. His love is portraiture, as is hers. She has always been fascinated by children's faces, their softness and roundness with a hint of future life and adventure. She inherited the talent to model naturally from her paternal guide,\ orienting her artist dolls very closely to the laws of human anatomy. Meanwhile, the family works together on doll productions so that they can be admired two dimensionally. While Adam produces a refreshing cheerful painted portrait of each original, Rotraut's husband, Georg, photographs the dolls. Katalin by Ludwig Adam Martina-1988 Although her creations appeared in Germany in 1985 for the first time in an artist doll book, the triumphal procession of her "children" actually began in America. The Schrott's were telephoned one evening by The Great American Doll Company (GADCO) who wanted to bring a series of her dolls into the market. In the country of unlimited possibilities, Martina was the first one to make a career. The brown eyed girl rose to stardom. "Oh Martina, how mysteriously, exciting and serious you look." a glowing admirer composed. Martina was the first in a group of five dolls brought out on the market by GADCO under the title "Childrens' Souls are Fragile" in vinyl and in a limited edition bisque. Suzi and Puyi-1989 Marlene-1990 Ricardo-1991 Schrott-Self- Portrait-1991 More dolls were soon to follow including "The Stars of the Children's Ballet" and others: Jasmine and Trixie-1992 Baby Tessa-1993 Katalin-1993 1993 saw GADCO and Rotraut debut the "'Diamond Collection": Baby Tessa-1993 Olivia-1993 Oh, Sydney-1993 Next on the scene was the "Rotraut Schrott Artist Signature Series": Ninotschka-1994 Laura-1995 Felicity-1996 Julia-1996 NEW DOLLS by Rotraut Schrott Alexis®-1998 Maxi®-1999 For more on Rotraut Excerpts and some images from "Making Original & Portrait Dolls in Cernit" by Rotraut Schrott. © 1993 Hobby House Press Inc.