Kewpie Dolls

Their name, often shortened to "Kewpies", is derived from "cupid",^] the Roman god of beauty and – as Eros is the Greek version of Cupid – erotic love. The early dolls, especially signed or bisque, are highly collectible and worth thousands of dollars

 

 

 

 Kewpie dolls are based on  comic-strip-like illustrations by 

Rose O'Neill that appeared in Ladies' Home Journal in 1909.

 The small  dolls were extremely popular in the early twentieth century.

 

 

I've always been attracted to these dolls

so pink

so fun

so surreal

I like this colored pencil drawing, as you can see,

I've choses not to embellish it with any more doodles.

In fact, I'm picturing Kewpie Dolls in a painting . . .