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To most of us, Rose O'Neill is best known as the creator of the Kewpie doll, perhaps the most widely known character in American culture until Mickey Mouse. Prior to O'Neill's success as a doll designer, however, she already had earned a reputation as one of the best-known female commercial illustrators. Her numerous illustrations appeared in America's leading periodicals, including Life, Harper's Bazaar, and Cosmopolitan. While highly successful in the commercial world, Rose O'Neill was also known among intellectuals and artists for her contributions to the fine arts and humanities. In the early 1920s, her more serious works of art were exhibited in galleries in Paris and New York City. In ...
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"Rose O'Neill : the girl who loved to draw" is the culmination of four decades of collecting and research into the life and legacy of the incomparable Rose O'Neill.
In early 20th-century America, perhaps no product wa as famous as the Kewpie doll. These cute, chubby toys with their mischievous smiles and distinctive topnots were everywhere. The story of the Kewpies, however, goes beyond the dolls themselves. They were the creation of a flamboyant artist named Rose Cecil O'Neill, an unusual woman for her time in almost every way.