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Bisque Kewpie Doll

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Be Sociable, Share! The bisque Kewpie doll was originally designed by Rose O’Neill and made in Germany. It was made as a one piece (head and torso, legs) with the arms jointed at shoulders. The Kewpies eyes were painted on with a side glancing gaze. Some of the markings that appear on the bisque Kewpie [...]

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Rose Cecil O’Neill and her Kewpie Dolls 2

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Be Sociable, Share! Rose Cecil O’Neill And Her Kewpie Dolls Part 2 In 1909 O’Neill sent her editors in New York her most recent work: sketches of pudgy, smiling babies with topknots and big eyes. Taken with the little creatures, Edward Bok of the Ladies’ Home Journal suggested that O’Neill expand the drawings into a [...]

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