This is truly a wonderful book. Every doll, every photograph, is so striking that everyone I have shown it to, most of them with minimal interest in dolls, has had to sit down and leaf through the pages. The publishers insert states : With a powerful tradition behind them, dozens of German artists at work today have chosen the doll as the vehicle for expression of an incredible range of artistic gifts. These artists work in porcelain, bisque, papier-mache, fabric and wood. They design realistic contemporary toddlers, elegant old-world figures clothed in historically researched costumes and accessories, fantasy dolls from the land of dreams and doll personalities from the pages of favorite children's storybooks. Contemporary Artist Dolls from Germany presents 29 in-depth profiles of selected German artists along with dramatic full-color illustrations of their work. The authors, Ann Bahar and Ingeborg Riesser, provide a cross section of German doll art, to give the collector a sense of the vast talent, energy and variety of artistic expression that characterizes this extraordinary movement. Many artist names are already household words among knowledgeable collectors; others are introduced to American enthusiasts for the first time through these pages. This is a New, but now out-of-print hardcover. Twenty-nine artists are profiled. There are over 300 color photographs in 192 oversized pages.
Price: $12.89
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