The Doll Podcast Louisa Maxwell

Stuart Holbrook president of Theriault’s Auction House joins The Doll Podcast host Louisa Maxwell to discuss rare dolls by Austrian artist Lilli Baitz from the collection of Rosalie Whyel. Rosalie Whyel founded of the award winning Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art in Seattle Washington . Stuart tells the story of this major collection of Lilli Baitz dolls and how Rosalie Whyel preserved these dolls for future generations to enjoy.Austrian artist Lilli Baitz trained in art sc...

Stuart Holbrook, president of Theriault’s auction house, joins host Louisa Maxwell to discuss the legacy of Rosalie Whyel, the founder of 'The Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art' in Seattle Washington. Rosalie Whyel wanted dolls to teach and inspire new generations and she shared that dream with thousand of visitors for 25 years. Stuart Holbrook knew Rosalie very well and tells the story of how she created a collection to inspire the world. Sadly we...

Madame Alexander has been making dolls for over 100 years - the key to her success was innovation and quality. Curator Sara Woodbury joins host Louisa Maxwell for Part 2 of the podcast discussing the The Barry Art Museum's exhibition Fashioning Innovation Madame Alexander at 100 celebrating the centenary of The Madame Alexander Doll company and its founder Beatrice Alexander. In 1955 Beatrice Alexander introduced her fashion doll 'Cissy'. Her charact...

The Madame Alexander doll company has been making dolls for over 100 years - and the key to their success is innovation and quality. Museum Curator Sara Woodbury joins host Louisa Maxwell to discuss a new exhibition at The Barry Art Museum entitled Fashioning Innovation, Madame Alexander at 100 . The exhibition celebrates the centenary of The Madame Alexander doll company and its founder Beatrice Alexander. The Barry Art Museum, is the cultural h...

Madame Alexander had a dream to educate through dolls and 100 years later, Madame’s legacy is still inspiring new generations of children. Designer and author Bruce A. de Armond joins host Louisa Maxwell to discuss the life and work of Beatrice Alexander. Madame was born Bertha (Beatrice) Alexander, in New York’s lower East side where her father had a doll shop and hospital. Beatrice trained and worked as a bookkeeper but the advent of World War One and a shortage of t...

Doll Podcast host Louisa Maxwell charts the journey of Barbie from pop culture icon to movie star.Barbie is the girl that has it all: a hit movie, a dream house and then there is Ken - Barbie’s favourite accessory. In her over 60 years she has been immortalised by Andy Warhol and dressed by a rota of top fashion designers including: Oscar de la Renta, Bob Mackie, Yves Saint Laurent, Escada, Ralph Lauren, Vera Wang, Vivienne Westwood, Givenchy and too many more to mention in just o...