The Magic and Romance of Art Dolls

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Summary: Art Dolls + Art Deco + Great Images + Fine Research = Love
Review: If you are a collector, a dollmaker, or simply a fan of 1920s and 30s boudoir dolls, this is the book for you. Farago, an avid collector (and also a fine artist) has offered readers an inside look at her own, as well as other marvelous collections of boudoir dolls, other Art Deco-period art dolls, and a number of even earlier historic dolls and automata. She highlights interesting figuratives and a few select contemporary doll artists as well.

Beautifully illustrated by notable photographer, Bob Dennison, the book brings the dolls to life in imaginative specially-designed settings befitting their characters. The photography is truly out of this world. Farago has a fine writing style and uses historical research, photographs and period illustrations to tell the story of the relationships between art, dolls and the adults who collect them.

Highly recommended as a one-of-a-kind-kind-of-doll-book ... really a collector's item in itself.

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Summary: A treasure for doll collectors and art lovers!
Review: The artistry of these adult dolls of the 1920's and 1930'sreflect this period and its cultural trends in the many superbpictures shown on these pages. The current generation of doll collectors and art lovers will delight in the nostalgia aroused by these fabulous pictures in this visually exquisite book.

Hopefully, collectors will treasure this book for both its dolls and its contribution to art.