My boyfriend and I was watching Glee on DVD last night and thank God I got the Glee: The Complete First Season (7 Discs)+ Bonus disc - Only at Target for my boyfriend's birthday (and YES, he asked for it). Anyways, I popped in the Extras DVD and watched a panel interview of the cast. Now, I already knew that Chris Colfer was not only given a part, but that the producers liked him so much during their interview that they made a part just for him. During the interview, one of the guys told Chris that he had a feeling Chris had been in a production of the Sound of Music. And Chris did, as Kurt, one of the "incorrigible" sons of Captain Von Trapp.
Anyways, his character is named after that Von Trapp but I didn't know the origin of his last name! I didn't know about Hummel figurines so I decided to look it up. I laughed when I spotted the pink cheeks of the figurines. Yeah Chris does have resemblance to the the Hummel figurines.
Anyways, this is what I read:
Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel's works were discovered by Franz Goebel after a small publisher began printing her artwork as postcards. Goebel started production of the figurines under the authorization of the convent of Siessen. Although sister Hummel died in 1946 from tuberculosis, Goebel carried her legacy of her design.
The first Hummel figurines were sold in 1935. The figurines are all based on the drawings and paintings of children by sister Hummel. Though much of the art was done in the 1930s, the newer figurines have adopted a more contemporary appearance.
Hopefully, when I've become a better more skilled artist I hope to paint me something that resembles one of these cuties.
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