At the Musée de l’Orangerie gift shop, I found two interpretations of Claude Monet as figurines. The first, I would classify as ethically created. The felt figurine does not mimic any of the artist’s features but includes thoughtful details of his work. Including a felt waterlily held in Monet’s hand. The second figurine of Claude Monet was a ‘bobble-head’. At first, I did not find anything wrong with the bobble head. Then I thought, “what if someone made this of me?”. Honestly, I would be a little offended. I think a bobble-head is not a good representation of the artist or the art. However, the figurine was also had a waterlily in hand, a nod to Monet’s art. It did raise a flag to be ethically concerning due to the mimicking manner of ‘bobbleheads’. Figurine #2 Figurine #1
