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American Doll Artist - (The) - VOLUME 1
Helen Bullard
1977 1101010393 From the back cover: By its very nature and the excellence of its presentation, this 217 page reference book - like the contemporary dolls it discusses - has become a collector's item! Expanded from a saeries of monographs published in the TOY TRADER in 1958-64, this book reports on ORIGINAL creative American dolls, the artists who make them and their methods of work. Represented in chapter bios are such doll artists as: Dorothy Heizer, Dewees Cochran, Magge Head, Fawn Zeller, Avis Lee and a score of others outstanding in the dollmaking scene. MANY of their dolls are in museums and private collections -- all types are included. From Gwen Flather's 'needle-sculptured", Robert Frost and Lewis Sorensen's life-size museum waxes to Ellery Thrope's bisques and Helen Bullard's own carved wooden dolls. The procedures for making them, so generously shared, make this an exciting MUST HAVE book for aspiring dollmakers! Black & White photographs throughout! Summit Press Ltd
Soft Cover First Printing Very Good Condition Virginia USA out of Print
Price:
34.30 USD
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