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Martha Jenks Chase (née Martha Jenks; 1851–1925) was a doll designer, manufacturer, entrepreneur, and Progressive reformer based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.. In contrast to the popular dolls of the day, which were often too heavy for small children and too fragile for play, Chase believed that softer, more durable dolls made of fabric would encourage a greater range of childhood play.
The film features the first interview in decades with Xavier Roberts, whose signature is on the dolls' backsides. How the Cabbage Patch Kids craze of 1983 helped create Black Friday as we know it ...
The department of Ancient Art includes bronze figural sculpture and vessels, a notable collection of Greek coins (grown out of the collection donated by Henry A. Greene), stone sculpture, Greek vases, paintings, and mosaics, a fine collection of Roman jewelry and glass, and teaching examples of terracottas. A number of objects are excellent ...
Helen Clay Frick (September 2, 1888 – November 9, 1984) [1] was an American philanthropist and art collector. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the third child of the coke and steel magnate Henry Clay Frick (1849–1919) and his wife, Adelaide Howard Childs (1859–1931).
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She graduated from the Louisville School of Art. Martha Nelson married Tucker Thomas on October 10, 1981. They had three children Seth, Carl and Mara. [1] Martha is the sister of Louisville-based stone carver Albert Nelson (1949–2021). [2] In 1971, while a student, Thomas began experimenting with soft sculpture in the form of dolls.
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The Waterfall style became popular in America after creating a stir at the Paris Colonial Exposition in 1931. A company in Grand Rapids, Michigan was among the first to produce furniture in the style in the United States; their efforts were successful enough to inspire other furniture factories to produce Waterfall furniture, much of which was mass-produced and of poor quality.