Antique/Vintage Palmer Cox Brownie Folk Art Doll - 15\" Length - 1890\'s
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Antique/Vintage Palmer Cox Brownie Folk Art Doll - 15\" Length - 1890\'s:
$50.00
Welcome to Marie\'s Vintage Perfumes & Collectibles. This store is a collection of vintageitems from the estate of Marie-Louise Fredyma, mymother who passed away in 2010 after nearly 70 years in the antique business. These silver andvintage itemsare now offered for sale as part of her Palmer Cox Brownie Folk Art Doll - 15\" Length - 1890\'s.
Background:
Palmer Cox (April 28, 1840 – July 24, 1924) was a Canadian illustrator and author, best known for The Brownies, his series of humorous verse books and comic strips about the mischievous but kindhearted fairy-like sprites. The cartoons were published in several books, such as The Brownies, Their Book (1887). Due to the popularity of Cox\'s Brownies, one of the first popular handheld cameras was named after them, the Eastman Kodak Brownie camera.
He was born in Granby, Quebec, son of Michael and Sarah (Miller) Cox, and became a carpenter and car builder. He moved to San Francisco via Panama as a railroad contractor, and he lived in there from 1863 to 1875. In 1874, he began to formally study drawing and contribute illustrated stories to such publications as Golden Era and Alta California.[1] After 1875, Cox lived in New York (Pine View House, East Quogue, Long Island). During this time he regularly contributed editorial cartoons to Oscar Hammerstein\'s United States Tobacco Journal.
The earliest publication of Brownie characters took place in 1879, but not until the February, 1881 issue of Wide Awake magazine were the creatures printed in their final form. In 1883, Brownie stories appeared in St. Nicholas Magazine and as their popularity rose, they were covered in publications such as the Ladies\' Home Journal.[2]
Cox\'s Brownies were little men who had mischievous adventures together. Each Brownie had a distinctive physical appearance: for example, one, Cholly Boutonnière, wore a top hat and monocle, another was dressed as a stereotypical Chinese peasant, yet another was dressed as a Red Indian chief in war bonnet. Cox\'s text was quite crude, and did not develop individual personalities for the Brownies, aside from the \"ethnic\" ones speaking in stereotypical dialect. Cox\'s illustrations tended to show a crowd of Brownies jumbled together, with specific Brownies recurring from one illustration to the next, but with no Brownie occupying a predictable location in the picture.
Cox died in his home, Brownie Castle, on July 24, 1924. His tombstone, decorated with a Brownie figure, reads: In creating the Brownies he bestowed a priceless heritage on childhood.[3]
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Condition:
Itemis in verygood condition. No rips, tears, or missing components. A few small stains or discoloration may be present which could be age related.
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Antique/Vintage Palmer Cox Brownie Folk Art Doll - 15\" Length - 1890\'s:
$50.00