Product ReviewsSilent Partners : Artist and Mannequin from Function to Fetish by Jane Munro

Little Information on the Mannequin

This book is about the LARGE LIFE SIZE mannequins mostly. In contrast it is printed in the smallest print possible and is about an inch thick.

The author drivels on and on, about one artist after another, their purchase of a large mannequin, possible use of mannequin in paintings( mostly drapery), passage of said mannequin in artist estate, and on to the next artist. When she runs out of artist to talk about, she does dolls, and even mannequins used to display fashion.

I was looking for information on the 19th century small artist mannequins. How these little mannequins were produced, marketed, and used, is of great interest to me. Their function is never talked about. Small contemporary mannequins today are used to practice life drawing and ascertain the position of the figure in life drawing. Certainly their antique counterparts must have had a similar FUNCTION. This is never discussed

She has about one page on the Charles Roberson Company (In London that sold them) and says the information is scant. Munro makes no effort to gather that information in a concise way, convey it to the reader, and relate the FUNCTION of this artist tool. A big let down.

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