Ann M Leis

This is the most comprehensive book ever written about distinguished doll artist Dewees Cochran. Lavishly illustrated with more than 750 photographs and figures, the book depicts the exquisite lifelike dolls that made Dewees the darling of society and a valuable contributor to the commercial manufacturers seeking to exploit her. Her story--drama filled, fascinating, unpredictable--is enhanced by rarely seen images and first-time glimpses of intimate...