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The teddy bear is thought to have originated in 1902, when a cartoon of President Theodore Roosevelt refusing to shoot a baby bear appeared in The Washington Post. Since then, it has become the familiar stuffed toy of every child, a collectible object, and a container of historical, emotional, and sentimental information. Over a period of many years, the Canadian art collector Ydessa Hendeles has bought, via Internet auction, photos in which teddy bears are featured: snapshots, studio and group portraits, and photos of events and sports contests. Often the teddy bear is only marginally visible; nevertheless, through them, these two luxurious volumes show--on more than 1500 typologically organized pages, most of them in color--a fascinating visual story of 20th-century life. The Teddy Bear Project offers an amusing, often thought-provoking cultural history of photography, in which the parallel course of idyllic and civil life is just as present as are atrocity, war, persecution, and expulsion.
Introduction by Ydessa Hendeles.
Slipcased, Three Volumes, 9.5 x 12 in./1500 pgs / 1500 color.
The Teddy Bear Project,Ydessa Hendeles,Verlag Der Buchhandlung Walther Konig,388375756X,Antiques & Collectibles,Antiques / Collectibles,Antiques/Collectibles,Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions,Teddy Bears
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