GEMMA TACCOGNA Vintage Original Artist Signed Paper Mache Floral Lipstick Holder 4”

Decoupage

Red Bonnet Doll

Gemma Taccogna (1923-2007) was an Italian-born artist who specialized in papier mache. Her parents moved from Bari, Italy, to the United States the year Gemma was born. They did not believe in toys, so when she was a child she made her own, inventing papier mache for herself, if not the world, by experimenting with paper and flour from her mother's kitchen.

Her work was featured in Macys in the 50-60’s