Barbie Patent Art Prints Illustration Presents 11\"x14\" 1959 Mattel Ryan Poster

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Barbie Patent Art Prints Illustration Presents 11\"x14\" 1959 Mattel Ryan Poster:
$12.50

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Patent Art Print of the 1959 Doll Construction

Detailed Specifications

This is a print reproduction of the 1959 Doll Construction by J.W. Ryan.

This print is also available in white. Drop me a message if you prefer that.

Print Size: 11\"x14\"

This print includes the drawing sheet and thedescription sheet shown.

\"Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy-company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration.

Barbie is the figurehead of a brand of Mattel dolls and accessories, including other family members and collectible dolls. Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for over fifty years, and has been the subject of numerous controversies and lawsuits, often involving parody of the doll and her lifestyle.

Ruth Handler watched her daughter Barbara play with paper dolls, and noticed that she often enjoyed giving them adult roles. At the time, most children\'s toy dolls were representations of infants. Realizing that there could be a gap in the market, Handler suggested the idea of an adult-bodied doll to her husband Elliot, a co-founder of the Mattel toy company. He was unenthusiastic about the idea, as were Mattel\'s directors.

During a trip to Europe in 1956 with her children Barbara and Kenneth, Ruth Handler

came across a German toy doll called Bild Lilli.[1] The adult-figured doll was exactly what Handler had in mind, so she purchased three of them. She gave one to her daughter and took the others back to Mattel. The Lilli doll was based on a popular character appearing in a comic strip drawn by Reinhard Beuthin for the newspaper Die Bild-Zeitung. Lilli was a blonde bombshell, a working girl who knew what she wanted and was not above using men to get it. The Lilli doll was first sold in Germany in 1955, and although it was initially sold to adults, it became popular with children who enjoyed dressing her up in outfits that were available separately.

Upon her return to the United States, Handler reworked the design of the doll (with help from engineer Jack Ryan) and the doll was given a new name, Barbie, after Handler\'s daughter Barbara. The doll made its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York on March 9, 1959.[2] This date is also used as Barbie\'s official birthday.

Mattel acquired the rights to the Bild Lilli doll in 1964 and production of Lilli was stopped. The first Barbie doll wore a black and white zebra striped swimsuit and signature topknot ponytail, and was available as either a blonde or brunette. The doll was marketed as a \"Teen-age Fashion Model,\" with her clothes created by Mattel fashion designer Charlotte Johnson. The first Barbie dolls were manufactured in Japan, with their clothes hand-stitched by Japanese homeworkers. Around 350,000 Barbie dolls were sold during the first year of production.\"/ Wiki

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If you are looking for something specific, please contact us and we will do everything we can to find what you are looking for!This print is available in Size: 11\"x14\"or 16\"x20\"Fits common frame sizesWe have more patent prints inOur StoreThis print comes with a white border around the image----------------------------How are the prints shipped?They are rolled and placed into a rigid tube.
-Will the size appear on the print that I receive?No. The watermark is only on the image to show the size and will not appear on your print.
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Barbie Patent Art Prints Illustration Presents 11\"x14\" 1959 Mattel Ryan Poster:
$12.50