![]() ![]() She also often photographed for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. We see clearly that her talent also lied deeply in photography and storytelling. As a lithe, unconventionally attractive blonde, she came to New York and began modeling - with a stealth postured command of her body, her stance reminds us of a dancer, or mannequin. Dare Wright was a really interesting artist with a multi-layered, artistic past. ![]() What I do love about the work is that it brings back the work of Rankin/Bass' claymation, and other attempts during that period at using still objects to tell stories, although Wright's are intimate and personal. Back in the 50s though, not that many women had the platform to carry out their artistic visions and subconscious art projects en masse. We are in a different moment in history than Wright was women in their twenties and thirties now seem to easily have another fifteen years, at least, to debate whether or not to have a baby - in which they can thoroughly examine their identities, and probably find themselves romanticizing and working with dolls in their artwork across colleges, film, and art schools galore - perhaps seeing how it feels to be a child and mother simultaneously, much like small children do during their days. Girls (and boys) connecting with dolls is a tale, in itself, as old as time. Bear books, although today only nine have been reprinted. Dare Wright wrote a total of ten Lonely Doll/Edith and Mr. ![]()
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