Event Category: Art & Culture
- Learn about the long history of toy making in Germany.
This presentation will cover the German doll and toy industry from the Middle Ages to today.
About the Speaker:
Ellen M. Tsagaris, JD, PhD, has collected dolls since age three. She gives lectures, stages museum exhibits, appraises, and makes dolls. Dr. Tsagaris writes books and articles about dolls, including With Love from Tin Lizzie; A History of Metal Dolls and A Bibliography of Doll and Toy Sources. Her articles are found in Antique Doll Collector, Antique Trader, The Midwestern Journal of Victorian Studies and The American Journal of Play. She blogged for R. John Wright, Ruby Lane, and Antique Doll Collector and was a guest columnist for the Argus/Dispatch. She has won several writing awards and has appeared on radio and television programs. She is currently the Executive Director of the American Doll and Toy Museum in Rock Island, Illinois.
- August 20, 2023, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
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