This exhibit focuses on metal objects that are associated with machinery of the early 20th century. The Missouri struck license plate from 1929 reflects how, by 1918, all states regulated and required of automobiles and issued standardized license plates. The two round items are also associated with automobiles: with their round bezels and rims, the first is identifiable as a … [Read more...] about Metal Artifacts Associated with Machines Researched and Conserved by Kari Mishler
Kewpie dolls are the creation of Rose O'Neill, a child prodigy, a suffragette, and a self-trained fine artist who was the highest-paid female commercial illustrator of the early 20th century. O'Neill created Kewpies in 1909, when they first appeared in her illustration for a popular women's magazine. With their nude, sexless, cherubic bodies; tiny wings; small tufts of hair; … [Read more...] about Kewpie Dolls Researched, Conserved, and Reconstructed by Codee Ratliff