Tag: 1964
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Barbie and Ken Little Theatre (1964)
The built environment of Barbie got a unique entry in 1964: a repertory theatre where Ken and Barbie starred in all the plays. In addition to the play set, seven costume ensembles were sold separately in 1964, with all but one carried over into ’65; the image above shows part of the packaging for a…
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Whitman paper dolls (1962-1965)
One of the deepest wells of vintage Barbie fashion sketches must be Whitman paper dolls–if you agree that they have a place alongside all the art that came straight from Mattel. Whitman had paper dolls on many subjects, from Kim Novak to Marlo Thomas to Twiggy and far beyond, and it’s perfectly possible that the…
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Barbie on TV
When Barbie turns on her TV, it’s usually to watch Barbie. The televisions of the early years are examples of Barbie’s built environment that double as Barbie illustrations. The earliest television we feature comes from the original 1962 Dream House. It is actually a TV-stereo combination, as a panel on the top opens to reveal…
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