Kewpie is a brand of dolls and figurines that were conceived as comic strip characters by cartoonist rose o neill the illustrated cartoons appearing as baby cupid characters began to gain popularity after the publication of o neill s comic strips in 1909 and o neill began to illustrate and sell paper doll versions of the kewpies.
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Antique and vintage kewpie dolls sometimes misspelled as cupie have a unique origin story.
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In 1907 kewpie doll creator rose o neill already a successful magazine illustrator in her early 30s left the east coast and retreated to her family s beautiful but rustic home in the ozark mountains to recover from her second divorce.
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Chances are you can tell what general era a kewpie doll was made in by what it is made of 1 3 the earliest kewpies assembled in germany circa 1911 were made of bisque which was a popular material used for dolls at the time.
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The kewpies with joints can be displayed on a holder that provides support to the heavier head.
A glass curio cabinet or china cabinet can be used to show off these figurines.
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