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M. I. Hummel
Hummel Figurines
Ah! Here is my heart!
I was in my early to mid 20's when I met a guy whose mom had five or six Hummel figurines. I fell in love with the pure innocense of them! I guess it was obvious.... because she gave me one. It was Hummel #95, Brother (and you will not find him among these pages). He was trademark 2(see Goebel trademarks) but I knew nothing of that at the time. I just thought he was so cute.
Well, the relationship with the guy only lasted a few months but my love of Hummel has lasted over many decades. Hummel #95, Brother, remains with me until he or I go to our maker.
Berta Hummel was born in Germany in 1909. She loved to draw and design even as a child. Because of her angst, she was sent to a religious school where they recognized her talents and fostered them. Later,while attending the Academy of Fine Arts in 1927, she lived in a dormitory run by an order of nuns. In 1931, Berta joined the order of Siessen Convent and was later ordained Sister Maria Innocentia. Thus, Berta became M. I.
A publishing company named Ars Sacra Josef Mueller Verlag, in Munich first received samples of Sister Hummel's artwork. They used her pictures on postcards and the relationship worked well. In 1934, Franz Goebel, having become aware of Sister Hummel's art, approached the convent and Sister Hummel about converting her artwork into three dimensional figurines. This was the beginning of the relationship between the convent, Sister Hummel and Goebel. The relationship between the convent and Goebel lasts today.
Sister Hummel contracted Tuberculosis in her duties to her convent and her beliefs. In November of 1946, at the age of 37, Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel succumbed to her illness. However, her joy, her love and her innocence live on in Goebel's interpretations of her art.
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