1935-1950 Composition
Child playing at the beach
Fashion
The world wars caused havoc in the doll world. Prior to WW1, the French doll makers joined forces as Societe Francais de
Fabrication de Bebes et Joets (SFBJ) to more effectively compete with the German doll industry. The wars, however,
interrupted business and flow of dolls to the international markets. This interruption provided the opportunity to develop doll
industries in other nations especially Japan and the United States. More
The world wars caused havoc in the doll world. Prior to WW1, the French doll makers joined forces as Societe Francais de
Fabrication de Bebes et Joets (SFBJ) to more effectively compete with the German doll industry. The wars, however,
interrupted business and flow of dolls to the international markets. This interruption provided the opportunity to develop doll
industries in other nations especially Japan and the United States. More
While previously there was a shift from the portrayal of the "ideal" child in dolls to the more natural "character" of the child in
dolls, this period gave rise to real "characters" i.e. composition dolls that portrayed fictional or cartoon entities.
dolls, this period gave rise to real "characters" i.e. composition dolls that portrayed fictional or cartoon entities.
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