Robert the Doll

Robert the Doll

Robert, sometimes known as Robert the Doll, is a doll that was once owned by Key West painter Robert Eugene Otto. The doll, which is reportedly haunted, has become a fixture of ghost tours in the Key West area since it was inducted into the Martello Gallery-Key West Art and Historical Museum.

Origins

In the early 1900's, the wealthy Dr. Thomas Osgood Otto [http://www.keywesttravelguide.com/key-west-cemetery-map.html Key West Cemetery Map & Tour ] ] lived in Key West with his wife, Minnie Elizabeth and three sons.The young Robert became very attached to the doll, giving it his own first name and demanding to be called Eugene from that day forward. During numerous occasions in the would-be artist's childhood, "Gene" Otto would blame the doll for some mishap, some of which, according to legend, occurred at times when the boy himself could have been nowhere nearby.

The artist's life

Eugene continued to have a close relationship with Robert until he left to study art in Paris. In Paris, he met his future wife, Annette Parker, and they were married on May 3, 1930 [ [http://www.artisthousekeywest.com/history.htm The Artist House, Key West, Home of Robert the Doll ] ] . They moved into his former home in Key West, which is now known as "The Artist House". It was when they returned that Anne finally learned about Robert. Eugene had craftsmen construct a room scaled to Robert's size built in the third floor turret of his Victorian style home, and even had furniture built, and the ceilings lowered. Anne thought that Robert was strange, but never said much of anything.

Robert remains a popular display in the museum to this day. He is annually rotated to the Old Post Office and Customshouse in October, with museum staff claiming that strange activity in the museum increases during such times.

Robert made an appearance at Taps CON [http://tapscon.com] , a paranormal convention held in Clearwater, Florida in May 2008. This was the first time the 105 year old Robert the Doll left his home town of Key West, Florida.

References

External links

*http://www.robertthedoll.org/ - Official Robert The Doll website, hosted by the Key West Art and Historical Society


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