A lot of the twitter chatter amongst museums concludes with scary dolls. It turns out a lot of museums have a lot of scary dolls, so are they as well represented in the nation's art collections?
Elizabeth Ann, Born 17 August 1836 c.1838
British (English) School
Oil on canvas
H 54 x W 43 cm
York Museums Trust
Self Portrait with Nun Dolls 1986
Werner Büttner (b.1954)
Oil on canvas
H 240 x W 190 cm
National Museums NI
Where I Lived at Dovecot Grove 1970
Joyce W. Cairns (b.1947)
Oil on board
H 119 x W 106.5 cm
Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University
Alice in Wonderland c.1879
George Dunlop Leslie (1835–1921)
Oil on canvas
H 81.4 x W 111.8 cm
Brighton & Hove Museums
Clementine, the Living Fashion Doll 2014
Mark Mander (b.1980)
Wood, paint, textiles & feathers
H 51 x W 40 x D 3.5 cm
Bruce Castle Museum (Haringey Archive and Museum Service)
Idol with Doll 2000
Nadín Ospina (b.1960)
Limestone
H 50 x W 50 x D 25 cm
Essex Collection of Art from Latin America
Les Drummond (1920–1997)
Oil on board
H 32 x W 44.6 cm
Art in Healthcare
George Bernard O'Neill (1828–1917)
Oil on canvas
H 51 x W 40.5 cm
Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage
Bird Girl, Belton Hills c.1982
Geoffrey Licence (b.1944)
Oil on board
H 61.5 x W 40.5 cm
Southend Museums Service
The Dutch Doll 1926
Mark Gertler (1891–1939)
Oil on canvas
H 73.6 x W 76.2 cm
Brighton & Hove Museums
Eieio c.1982
Geoff Yeomans (1934–2021)
Oil on canvas
H 183 x W 122 cm
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
James Cumming (1922–1991)
Oil on board
H 20 x W 19.8 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Family Group: Hilda, Unity and Dolls c.1937
Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 76.2 x W 50.8 cm
Leeds Museums and Galleries
Reclining Doll 2013
Cathie Pilkington (b.1968)
Oil paint on patinated bronze
H 43 x W 77 x D 40 cm
Royal Academy of Arts
The Doll 1914
Mark Gertler (1891–1939)
Oil on canvas
H 76.2 x W 50.8 cm
The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art