Alexander Girard Wooden Doll No 16 Pins and early in the last

and early in the last century the city's beauty and exotic cultural mix became particularly attractive to artistic immigrants looking for freedom from the greed and competitiveness of mainstream American culture

the Middle East and India

to pursue the mystery of their disappearance

What people wear tells the world something about who they are or would like to be

Alexander Girard Wooden Doll No 16 Pins and early in the lastOne of the most influential interior and textile designers of the 20th century, Alexander Girards talent was multivalent, ranging from brilliant textiles, to furniture, to toys. Together with Charles and Ray Eames and George Nelson, he was one of the leading figures of postwar American design. Born out of a strong affinity for folk art and a deep love of the whimsical, the dolls by Alexander Girard are a large family of wooden figures representing