Raggedy Ann & Andy Dolls Postcard Book

Raggedy Ann & Andy Dolls Postcard Book
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6" x 4"

Back: From Johnny Gruelle, Creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy, by Patricia Hall, an illustrated biography of America's most influential toy designer, illustator, and children's author.

Copyright ©1993

Johnny Gruelle: Creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy Book by Patty Hall
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By Patricia Hall
Hardcover - 221 pages
Published: April 1993
Dimensions: 11 1/4" x 8 3/4"


For more than twenty years, Patricia Hall has collected and researched the life of artist, author, and toymaker, Johnny Gruelle--best known for his popular Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy dolls. Hall's illustrated biography chronicles Gruelle's life and links the story of his famed rag dolls to world events. 85 pages of photographs (both color and black-and-white).


While most of the public is aware of Raggedy Ann and her brother, Raggedy Andy, most would not be able to name their creator-Johnny Gruelle. Few knew that the father of these famed rag dolls was a premier illustrator, artist, and toy maker of the early twentieth century. This work tells the life of Gruelle through text, photographs, and many delightful illustrations. Hall's research represents a majority of the creations of Johnny Gruelle, available for the first time in one place.


The book links the story of Gruelle and his famed rag dolls to twentieth-century American events. It explores the significance of World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II on the growth of the toy industry. Plus, Hall relates how Gruelle's work mirrored the development of American entertainment venues such as newspapers, magazines, and illustrated books. The book also investigates the many prevailing myths about Raggedy Ann, and portrays Johnny Gruelle as a man deeply attuned to the magic and whimsy found in his writings and illustrations.


Patricia Hall is a lifelong collector of Raggedy Ann and Andy. In 1990 and 1991 she was curator of the Indiana State Museum's Johnny Gruelle and Raggedy Ann exhibit. When Hall first started collecting Gruelle books and then Raggedy Ann material, she discovered a void of documented information on Gruelle and his dolls. Her efforts have also resulted in "Raggedy Ann and More: Johnny Gruelle's Dolls and Merchandise" and "Raggedy and Andy Postcard Book".


Authorized by the Gruelle family, Hall's work uses many previously unpublished photographs and verbal accounts from Gruelle's family and friends. Hall says, "The perspective of these individuals was crucial to my understanding and portrayal of Johnny Gruelle the man."
PEGRUELLE
Raggedy Ann and Andy Postcard Book
By Patricia Hall
Paperback, 30 pages
Published: January 1999
Dimensions: 4" x 6"


A book of 30 full-color postcards to keep or send.
$10.00
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