Frankenstein Monster Life-Size Figure

Made by Commissioned reproduction (Karloff / Jack Pierce design)20th c.Los Angeles, California

A life-size figure of Boris Karloff's Frankenstein monster — Jack Pierce's 1931 make-up design rendered at full scale — part of the Bleak House population of monster figures documented in the 'At Home with Monsters' exhibition and book.

Provenance

2016

Monster figures from Bleak House documented in LACMA's exhibition and catalogue

confirmed

2026

Digitally preserved in Relic

confirmed

Current Custodian

Guillermo del Toro

Los Angeles, California

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Access Matrix

Digital viewingpublic
Additional photographsby request
Remote video inspectionavailable
Research visitowner approval
Temporary research loancase by_case
Museum exhibition loanavailable
Scientific samplingnot permitted
Commercial licensingcontact owner

Record Metadata

CategoryFilm & Props

MaterialsSilicone, fiberglass, costume cloth, glass eyes

Dimensions1.9 m height

ConditionDisplay condition

Digital Record

24 high-res images (8,192 × 6,144)

3D Mesh / Photogrammetry

Precise digital measurements

Doc. Score: 84/100Scanned 8/30/2026

Cite this object

Relic Archive. (20th c.). Frankenstein Monster Life-Size Figure [Object record]. Relic Object RL-1931-007047.