Kewpie for Collectors

Kewpie for Collectors
Author: John Axe
Publisher: Hobby House Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Kewpie dolls
ISBN: 9780875886664
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Conceived and given life by artist Rose O'Neill, the beguiling Kewpie is one of the most recognised and loved creatures of modern times. In this book, a wealth of Kewpie collectibles come alive as author John Axe guides collectors through the origins of this beloved winged creature and how this translated into dolls, art, figurines and much more! Included in this story, is the warm partnership between Joseph Kallus and Rose O'Neill and the role Kallus played in conveying O'Neill's two-dimensional original artwork of Kewpies into three-dimensional dolls and figurines. This collector's reference details many aspects of the creative process including the numerous forms and materials through photos and never-before-published illustrations. As they celebrate their 90th anniversary, see Kewpies come to life and the magic they have in capturing our hearts!

Collecting Rose O'Neill's Kewpies

Collecting Rose O'Neill's Kewpies
Author: David O'Neill
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2003
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780764318559
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Features examples of artist Rose O'Neill's charming and highly collectible Kewpie image on dolls, tableware, lamps, candlesticks, inkwells, clocks, jewelry and trinket boxes, hatpins, salt and pepper shakers, picture frames, and many other items. Includes early Kewpies in bisque, chinaware, and metal, Kewpidoodle (the Kewpies' dog), Scootles (the Baby Tourist), and much more. Captions provide measurements and values.

Kewpies

Kewpies
Author: John Axe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Kewpie art
ISBN: 9780875885896
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Kewpie action figures. Kewpie Doodle Dog. Jasperware objects. China objects. Scootles. and Ho-Ho. Book jacket.

The Official Price Guide to Dolls

The Official Price Guide to Dolls
Author: Denise Van Patten
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780375720369
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Doll collecting is the second-largest collectibles market today, with over $650 million per year spent on the hobby and over 400,000 readers of three major doll magazines.

Modern Collector's Dolls

Modern Collector's Dolls
Author: Patricia R. Smith
Publisher:
Total Pages: 326
Release: 1990-12
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780891454557
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The Story of Rose O'Neill

The Story of Rose O'Neill
Author: Rose Cecil O'Neill
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1997-05-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780826211064
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O'Neill (1874-1944)--creator of the Kewpie doll, commercial illustrator, philanthropist, poet and novelist--reveals herself as a woman who preferred art, activism and adventure to motherhood and marriage. Her unfinished manuscript demonstrates the ways in which she pushed at the boundaries of her generation's definitions of gender in an effort to create new liberating forms. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Kewpies

Kewpies
Author: John Axe
Publisher: Hobby House PressInc
Total Pages: 181
Release: 1987
Genre: Dollmakers
ISBN: 9780875882970
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This book tells about the lives of Rose O'Neill and Joseph L. Kallus (creaters of Kewpie Dolls) and of their many original creations, the most important for collectors of which are dolls and figurines.

Pantone: The Twentieth Century in Color

Pantone: The Twentieth Century in Color
Author: Leatrice Eiseman
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2011-10-19
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0811877566
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Pantone, the worldwide color authority, invites you on a rich visual tour of 100 transformative years. From the Pale Gold (15-0927 TPX) and Almost Mauve (12-2103 TPX) of the 1900 Universal Exposition in Paris to the Rust (18-1248 TPX) and Midnight Navy (19-4110 TPX) of the countdown to the Millennium, the 20th century brimmed with color. Longtime Pantone collaborators and color gurus Leatrice Eiseman and Keith Recker identify more than 200 touchstone works of art, products, d cor, and fashion, and carefully match them with 80 different official PANTONE color palettes to reveal the trends, radical shifts, and resurgences of various hues. This vibrant volume takes the social temperature of our recent history with the panache that is uniquely Pantone.

Goodbye, Dolly

Goodbye, Dolly
Author: Deb Baker
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2007
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780425217702
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A sleazy reporter has been found dead with a craft knife belonging to doll restoration artist Gretchen Birch stuck in his back. When someone begins sending her boxes of Kewpie dolls with threatening messages inside, Gretchen knows she must watch her step. Original.

Comic Character Metal Sand Toys

Comic Character Metal Sand Toys
Author: Doug Wengel
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2008
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780764328510
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Metal toys decorated with comic characters like Betty Boop, Felix the Cat, Popeye, and Disney characters have been produced for over 70 years and continue to be collected and manufactured today. Among the most popular are those for the beach and sand box, including pails, watering cans, sieves, shovels, and rakes. The older toys have become valuable collectibles. \nOrganized by the characters, this unusual new book includes the Katzenjammer Kids and Barney Google from the 1920s, and Disney characters from the 1930s, including Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and Donald Duck, Pinnochio, Snow White, and more. Other characters bring the toys through the decades to the present day: Baby Snooks, Bonzo, Charlie Chaplin, Davy Crockett, Kewpie, Oswald, Punch and Judy, Raggedy Ann, Hanna-Barbera characters, and TV characters such as Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants. \nToymakers, include Ohio Art, J. Chein, T. Cohn, EGDA, Happynak, Alex Harvey, R.S.-La Isla, ASAM, Willow, and other international firms. The book is amply illustrated with 400 color photos. This is a reference guide for all collectors of toys, bringing the authors years of expertise and understanding of the marketplace to their readers. A value guide is included.