Unraveling Topsy-Turvy Dolls: A Brief History of the Unique Creations
Topsy-Turvy dolls are complex, complicated artifacts of material culture that are often over-simplified in bite-sized media.
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Category: Black Dolls & Ethnic Dolls
World of EPI Pioneers New Techniques to Make Authentic ‘Black Panther’ Dolls
Doll and toy manufacturer World of EPI is set to release Series 1 of its Fresh Dolls Fierce collection Oct. 1. The dolls depict the powerful characters Shuri, Okoye, and Nakia from the upcoming movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, arriving in theaters Nov. 11. Dr. Lisa Williams, the company’s founder, said that working with Marvel Studios to create the licensed dolls is “truly almost unbelievable. Even though we’ve been working with them for about a year, it’s still one of those ‘pinchable moments’ — you want to pinch yourself to make sure this is real, that I didn’t dream this.
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World of EPI: Dedicated to Entertainment, Publishing, Inspiration
Entertainment, Publishing, Inspiration: Those three words are what the “EPI” in World of EPI stands for. Dr. Lisa Williams had already built a stellar career in academia before she founded the company in 2003, having earned her Ph.D. in marketing and logistics, and becoming a tenured professor at Penn State University’s College of Business. Then she saw something that changed the course of her life — researchers were replicating a famous doll study originally conducted in the ’40s by Kenneth and Mamie Clark.
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Vanessa ‘Vee’ Lee: Huggable Angel Dolls Provide COVID Comfort
As human beings, it’s important that we all feel connected and loved on some level. However, COVID has challenged how we go about obtaining this basic human need. How does an individual feel loved today when their “love language” is physical touch, and they can no longer embrace another person?
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Dolls Around the World: A Traveler’s Doll Discoveries in Photos
Over the past few years, I’ve had the great pleasure and privilege of being able to travel from Australia to some very interesting places. Nearly everywhere I went I found dolls — unusual dolls, second-hand Barbies and terrible copies, dolls in churches dressed in exquisitely embroidered silks, and modern fashion dolls in one of the oldest cities on the Silk Road. Looking back on these wonderful times, I have been surprised and intrigued by all the different dolls I’ve encountered on the way.
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Lovely Lilly: Pat Moulton creates a new BJD exclusively for DOLLS readers
By Pat Moulton Lifetime Achievement Award-winning doll artist Pat Moulton has designed a new resin...
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Madame Alexander announces partial new lineup for 2021
Since Madame Beatrice Alexander founded the Alexander Doll Company in 1923, the Madame Alexander name has been a force to be reckoned with in the world of dolls for children and collectors alike. Today, the company continues to follow in Madame Alexander’s footsteps in creating quality dolls, and makes that dedication clear in their 2021 catalogue:
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Collector Corner: Hina Doll Festival
More and more collectors are sending in photos of their dolls celebrating a variety of holidays. We’re very pleased and grateful to Yuko Waugh for sharing these photos and information about this Japanese holiday, in which dolls play an important role:
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