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DESCRIPTION:In this lecture\, celebrated antique doll specialist\, collecto
 r\, and dealer Kathy Libraty will explore the cultural significance of dol
 ls in late nineteenth-century France. With a rare opportunity to examine n
 ever-before-seen archival examples from the period\, this talk will trace 
 an evolution from the French Poupée—the Fashion Lady doll of the 1870s and
  her role as ambassador of la mode to the international community—to the r
 ise of the French bébé\, or child doll\, in the 1880s. Through these dolls
 \, Libraty will explore changing views on child rearing\, as well as the i
 ncrease in leisure time that permitted and encouraged the use of plaything
 s. She will also discuss the socioeconomic conditions which turned these d
 ecorative art objects into an industry\, marketable to a burgeoning middle
  class in France and abroad.Object LabsAt BGC\, we use an object-centered 
 approach to advance the study of the decorative arts\, design history\, an
 d material culture. Join our student educators before our April and May pu
 blic events to learn about some of the objects in BGC's Study Collection. 
 Each week we will showcase three objects carefully selected from the colle
 ction\, which includes over 4\,000 objects in a variety of media.April 9\,
  16\, 23\, and 30\; May 1338 West 86th Street\, 5–6 pmFounded in 2011\, th
 e BGC Study Collection supports student research by providing opportunitie
 s for hands-on close examination of objects. Learn more about the BGC Stud
 y Collection here.Bard Graduate Center is grateful for the generous suppor
 t of the Selz Foundation.Born in Paris\, France\, and emigrating to the US
  at the age of 4 with her family\, Kathy Libraty loved all things French. 
 While she didn’t have many dolls as a child\, she fell in love with them a
 s an adult when she found old dolls in a dumpster. After 35 years of colle
 cting\, researching\, restoring\, and selling antique dolls\, she gained a
  wealth of knowledge on the subject. Libraty is equally versed in German a
 s well as French dolls of the “Golden Period” of doll production in late n
 ineteenth-century Europe when German and French doll manufacturers compete
 d for the European and American doll market. But the artistry and superior
 ity of French dolls with their lavish costumes is definitely her preferred
  niche. Recognized in The New York Times and Brooklyn Magazine\, she was a
 lso featured on Eyewitness News and Antiques Roadshow as well as other loc
 al and international media outlets.
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SUMMARY:Bard Graduate Center: Late 19th-Century French Poupées & Bébés
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