Apr 20, 2012 8:00 PM

Gallery: Meet Kraftwerk's Original 3-D Animator, Rebecca Allen

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Allen embraces the model of former Kraftwerk drummer Wolfgang Flur. *Photo: Linda Law, courtesy Rebecca Allen*
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Kraftwerk wireframe, created by Rebecca Allen and her team in the mid-1980s. *Photo: Courtesy Rebecca Allen*

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Kraftwerk inspect each other. *Photo: Courtesy Rebecca Allen*
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Close-up of Florian's 3-D head. *Photo: Courtesy Rebecca Allen*

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Portrait of Kraftwerk, created for the album cover of *Techno Pop*, released in 1986. *Photo: Courtesy Rebecca Allen*
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Allen kisses the head of former Kraftwerk drummer Karl Bartos. *Photo: Linda Law*

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Photo taken during the setup to digitize the heads of Kraftwerk. *Photo: Linda Law*
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Photo taken during the setup to digitize Kraftwerk's heads in the mid-1980s. *Photo: Linda Law*

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Image taken during the test graphics created for *Techno Pop*, released in 1986. *Photo: Courtesy Rebecca Allen*
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Rebecca Allen in the mid-1980s. *Photo: Linda Law*

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