In a fascinating move, the Yale Law Library in New Haven, Connecticut, has begun collecting and archiving bobbleheads depicting Supreme Court Justices such as Rehnquist (shown, credit Christopher Capozziello) and Souter. The reason being that, according to “Fred R. Shapiro, an associate librarian, “a hundred years from now, if someone wants to study the bobbleheads, where will they go? There needs to be an archive.”"

Not only does this legitimize the worth of items normally regarded as “just toys,” but it shows that even when art isn’t a painting or a sculpture it can still have purpose and be historically relevant. The Bobblehead Justices are made by The Green Bag, an organization calling itself “an entertaining journal of law,” and currently include versions of Scalia, O’Connor, Stevens, Kennedy, Curtis, Brandeis, Blackmun, and the aforementioned two. Others are being planned for later this year.

What’s more, the actual figures portray the famous cases and eccentric characteristics of each justice. For instance:

“The bobblehead of Justice David H. Souter…wears heavy gold jewelry and sits on a lifeguard stand, reminders of his opinions in a copyright case involving the rap group 2 Live Crew and a sexual harassment case brought by a female lifeguard. In a second copyright case, Justice Souter referred to “the latest release by Modest Mouse”; his bobblehead plays a snippet of a song by the band.”

Product Art is making waves; from D.C. to New Haven and beyond. Yale: Holler at us for an Obama Action Figure to add to your collection! [The New York Times]

Thanks, Marc!

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