The Paper Dolls of Zelda Fitzgerald
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Summary
A beautifully designed， full-color collection of paper dolls created by Zelda Fitzgerald， lovingly compiled by her granddaughter， Eleanor Lanahan。
Born in Montgomery， Alabama， Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald has long been an American cultural icon。 A Southern belle turned flapper， Zelda was talented in dance， painting， and writing but lived in the shadow of her writer husband F。 Scott Fitzgerald’s success。
The golden couple of the Jazz Age， Zelda and her husband moved around—from hotels to rented villas to apartments in Paris—and Zelda always brought along her paints。 Few people know she painted at all， and fewer still know she made paper dolls。 But throughout her life， Zelda created dolls， whenever she could， in private。 By design， paper dolls are delicate， fragile， and destined for destruction at the hands of children。 Zelda’s dolls began as playthings for her daughter， Scottie， born in 1921。 Fortunately， Zelda continued to make figures after Scottie outgrew them， first of their family and then of storybook characters—lavish， graceful， bold figures。
These unique characters were a portable troupe， a colorful paper caravan that travelled inside her luggage。 Zelda chose subjects she relished: society figures of the French Court， or Red Riding Hood’s predatory wolf， as vivacious as the girl。 Whether they are cardinals， kings， or bears， the dolls are fashionably attired in ball gowns， armor， and capes。
A gorgeous and unique keepsake and a perfect gift for book and art lovers， this delightful collection of Zelda’s paper dolls offers an intimate peek into the life of one of the Lost Generation’s most fascinating creative artists。
Born in Montgomery， Alabama， Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald has long been an American cultural icon。 A Southern belle turned flapper， Zelda was talented in dance， painting， and writing but lived in the shadow of her writer husband F。 Scott Fitzgerald’s success。
The golden couple of the Jazz Age， Zelda and her husband moved around—from hotels to rented villas to apartments in Paris—and Zelda always brought along her paints。 Few people know she painted at all， and fewer still know she made paper dolls。 But throughout her life， Zelda created dolls， whenever she could， in private。 By design， paper dolls are delicate， fragile， and destined for destruction at the hands of children。 Zelda’s dolls began as playthings for her daughter， Scottie， born in 1921。 Fortunately， Zelda continued to make figures after Scottie outgrew them， first of their family and then of storybook characters—lavish， graceful， bold figures。
These unique characters were a portable troupe， a colorful paper caravan that travelled inside her luggage。 Zelda chose subjects she relished: society figures of the French Court， or Red Riding Hood’s predatory wolf， as vivacious as the girl。 Whether they are cardinals， kings， or bears， the dolls are fashionably attired in ball gowns， armor， and capes。
A gorgeous and unique keepsake and a perfect gift for book and art lovers， this delightful collection of Zelda’s paper dolls offers an intimate peek into the life of one of the Lost Generation’s most fascinating creative artists。
Reviews
Susan
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This lovely book， written by the granddaughter of Zelda and F。 Scott Fitzgerald， highlights one of Zelda's lesser-known talents--paper doll artist。 Interspersed with the gorgeous paper dolls and costumes are prose descriptions of the dolls and a brief biography of Zelda。 Photographs of the couple and their daughter， Scottie， are also included。 It's a miracle that so many of the paper dolls have survived for a century and a shame that more haven't。 This book is a brief but necessary "read" for fa This lovely book， written by the granddaughter of Zelda and F。 Scott Fitzgerald， highlights one of Zelda's lesser-known talents--paper doll artist。 Interspersed with the gorgeous paper dolls and costumes are prose descriptions of the dolls and a brief biography of Zelda。 Photographs of the couple and their daughter， Scottie， are also included。 It's a miracle that so many of the paper dolls have survived for a century and a shame that more haven't。 This book is a brief but necessary "read" for fans of the Fitzgeralds and the Lost Generation。 #ThePaperDollsofZeldaFitzgerald #NetGalley 。。。more
Bee
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This is one beautiful book。 Interesting to learn the history on Zelda Fitzgerald and how she found inspiration for her designs。 I am still gushing over some of the outfits （omg Red Riding Hood's cape！） Visually stunning book that is a joy to look through。 This is one beautiful book。 Interesting to learn the history on Zelda Fitzgerald and how she found inspiration for her designs。 I am still gushing over some of the outfits （omg Red Riding Hood's cape！） Visually stunning book that is a joy to look through。 。。。more
╟ ♫ Tima ♪ ╣ ♥
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Like many people， I was familiar with who Zelda Fitzgerald was based mostly in connection with her husband， F。 Scott Fitzgerald。 While I knew little tidbits about her， they were minimal and only things I heard - again - in direct correlation to how it impacted her husband。 As a little kid， I absolutely loved paper dolls。 They were so beautiful， detailed， and so fun to play with。 I didn't previously know that Zelda made paper dolls， nor that she was such an incredible artist （do yourself a massiv Like many people， I was familiar with who Zelda Fitzgerald was based mostly in connection with her husband， F。 Scott Fitzgerald。 While I knew little tidbits about her， they were minimal and only things I heard - again - in direct correlation to how it impacted her husband。 As a little kid， I absolutely loved paper dolls。 They were so beautiful， detailed， and so fun to play with。 I didn't previously know that Zelda made paper dolls， nor that she was such an incredible artist （do yourself a massive favor and look up her cityscapes and fairytale paintings！）。 The combination of personal stories， historical information， and insight into her life was eye-opening for me。 Written by her granddaughter， this book was a gem in the making that was perhaps slightly stilted by the poor formatting for Kindle/eBooks。 While I enjoyed learning about her from such a personal source， with warmth that was reminiscent of sitting round the table with family， the dolls themselves were nearly impossible to accurately view or even piece together。 They were awkwardly formatted and split in half to separate pages。 It was disappointing and difficult to reconcile。 However， that being said， I feel like a physical copy of this book would be lovely and would close the gap of disconnect between the stories and the dolls。 The content is there， the interest is there， the curiosity is there， but the format flattens the book right as you are gaining momentum。 I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in classic literature figures and art enthusiasts - but would explicitly recommend purchasing a physical copy or checking it out from your local library。 Thank you to NetGalley， Eleanor Lanahan， and Scribner publishing for the chance to read this eARC in exchange for an honest review。 ♥ 。。。more
Lauren
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The Paper Dolls of Zelda Fitzgerald is a beautiful tribute to the life and art of a cultural icon。 Her characters and their costumes remain vivid decades later， containing exquisite， sometimes surprising details。 Women have the strong body and well-sculpted legs of a dancer perhaps from the influence of Zelda’s dance training。 Men’s costumes embrace styles that contemporary culture would consider feminine。 The wolf from Red Riding Hood is the most surprising of all—no spoilers here！This book als The Paper Dolls of Zelda Fitzgerald is a beautiful tribute to the life and art of a cultural icon。 Her characters and their costumes remain vivid decades later， containing exquisite， sometimes surprising details。 Women have the strong body and well-sculpted legs of a dancer perhaps from the influence of Zelda’s dance training。 Men’s costumes embrace styles that contemporary culture would consider feminine。 The wolf from Red Riding Hood is the most surprising of all—no spoilers here！This book also serves as a reminder of past neglect of women’s contributions to art。 How much more of Zelda Fitzgerald’s artistic legacy would have survived if her attempt at publishing a book of paper dolls in 1941 had been successful？ What other marvels are forgotten in attics and basements or destroyed altogether because the artist happened to be a woman？ Highly recommended for collectors of art history。 Thank you to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for providing a review copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Rachel Pollock
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I can't write a decent review of this book because the ebook review copy I received had almost all the images split into several files/pages and displayed out of order on my Kindle。 The historical material and archival photographs are interesting to see and have access to， but I don't know how this could work as an ebook release。 I hoped the images would be intact so I could evaluate whether to seek out a physical copy and I may request a hard copy from the library when it releases， but very dis I can't write a decent review of this book because the ebook review copy I received had almost all the images split into several files/pages and displayed out of order on my Kindle。 The historical material and archival photographs are interesting to see and have access to， but I don't know how this could work as an ebook release。 I hoped the images would be intact so I could evaluate whether to seek out a physical copy and I may request a hard copy from the library when it releases， but very disappointed in this review copy。 Not helpful or assembled in any logical way。 。。。more
Nancy
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This little gem of a book indulges my love of paper dolls （favorite childhood toy by far） and my fascination with F。 Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald。 Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC and Eleanor Lanahan （the granddaughter of the Fitzgeralds）。 I enjoyed the brief commentary of the life of Zelda （and Scott） including many reproductions of family photographs。 Zelda was a talented creative person in her own right。 I did not have any idea that she created paper dolls and I love that she did them for her da This little gem of a book indulges my love of paper dolls （favorite childhood toy by far） and my fascination with F。 Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald。 Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC and Eleanor Lanahan （the granddaughter of the Fitzgeralds）。 I enjoyed the brief commentary of the life of Zelda （and Scott） including many reproductions of family photographs。 Zelda was a talented creative person in her own right。 I did not have any idea that she created paper dolls and I love that she did them for her daughter Scottie。 I liked the family paper dolls with their more realistic body images。 The dolls are presented by categories with a brief synopsis of the stories that inspired them。 The physiques and faces of most of the dolls are uber dramatic。 The costumes were truly gorgeous， colorful and detailed。 For me the costumes were the stars of the work。 It would be tempting to trim out the dolls and their costumes to share with my own children/grandchildren。 What a special book offering！。 Expected publication date is 11/22/22。 。。。more
TheBookMaven
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The Little-known Artistic Genius of America’s Most Glamorous Flapper--Zelda Sayer Fitzgerald， Southern belle and Roaring 20s style-setting wife of “The Great Gatsby” novelist， F。Scott Fitzgerald， was also a novelist， playwright， ballerina， and most impressively， a talented artist as shown in her granddaughter， Eleanor Lanahan’s， full-color illustrated biography of “The Paper Dolls of Zelda Fitzgerald。”Resplendent with captivating photographs of Zelda， Scott， and their daughter， Scotty， “Dolls” i The Little-known Artistic Genius of America’s Most Glamorous Flapper--Zelda Sayer Fitzgerald， Southern belle and Roaring 20s style-setting wife of “The Great Gatsby” novelist， F。Scott Fitzgerald， was also a novelist， playwright， ballerina， and most impressively， a talented artist as shown in her granddaughter， Eleanor Lanahan’s， full-color illustrated biography of “The Paper Dolls of Zelda Fitzgerald。”Resplendent with captivating photographs of Zelda， Scott， and their daughter， Scotty， “Dolls” is a treasure trove of memorabilia from Fitzgerald’s life。 It's a personal reflection of family love and loss through biography and art demonstrating Zelda’s stunning watercolor and gouache handmade and painted paper doll collection of historical， fairy tale， and fashion characters。 These designs demonstrate Zelda’s comprehensive command of watercolor painting， especially the use of negative white spaces brilliantly。 A fashion icon during her era， Zelda painted fabric draping， historical garment styles， and human anatomy to perfection。 Zelda， a professionally trained artist and a ballerina—both of which are apparent in her paper doll art—that she originally made for her daughter， Scotty—many of which are still fully intact after almost 100 years， are shown in whole or part in this rare anthology。Her years as a ballerina taught her about musculature， posture， and stance—all of which she painted into her paper doll figures。 Zelda’s artistic style is nuanced， and uniquely her own， featuring heavily muscled bodies of both gender presented in ballet poses with pointed toes and extended arms。 These illustrations are exceptional in design， concept， shading， pigment choice， costuming design， imagination， and execution。Zelda was an unexpectedly remarkable， yet unrecognized artistic genius。 These paper doll designs show the extraordinary talent that should have been acknowledged and rewarded for their uniqueness and creativity during Zelda’s lifetime。 Thank you， Eleanor， for making your grandmother's dreams come true by publishing her art。========================///=======================Title: “The Paper Dolls of Zelda Fitzgerald”Author: Eleanor Lanahan Genre: Arts & Photography | Crafts & Hobbies | Non-Fiction （Adult）Publication Date: 22 November 2022 Publisher: ScribnerSTAR RATING ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Book Maven’s Journal—Reviews for Word Connoisseurs Reviews are posted promptly on NetGalley， GoodReads， and Twitter; then， upon publication， also to appropriate sales channel sites。 # The PaperDollsOfZeldaFitzgerald #EleanorLanahan #Scribner #NetGalley TheBookMaven @maven_bookMy sincere thanks and appreciation goes to NetGalley， Author Eleanor Lanahan， and Scribner for this Advance Reader’s Copy （ARC） for review。 。。。more
Marquise
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A beautiful book for all paper doll lovers， amongst which I include myself。 I loved paper dolls very much in my childhood and grew up obsessed with them until my mid-teens， collecting as many as I could。 I even made a cousin of mine with artistic talent draw some for me， which I'd ten colour and cut and display。I knew who Zelda Fitzgerald was， both as wife of F。 Scott as on her own merit， but I had never before known she had created paper dolls。 That was a pleasant thing to learn， reading this b A beautiful book for all paper doll lovers， amongst which I include myself。 I loved paper dolls very much in my childhood and grew up obsessed with them until my mid-teens， collecting as many as I could。 I even made a cousin of mine with artistic talent draw some for me， which I'd ten colour and cut and display。I knew who Zelda Fitzgerald was， both as wife of F。 Scott as on her own merit， but I had never before known she had created paper dolls。 That was a pleasant thing to learn， reading this book full of anecdotes by her granddaughter Eleanor Lanahan， and gazing at the pictures of her dolls。 What exquisite fashion sense Zelda had， regardless of the period she was placing her dolls' costume in， from Roaring Twenties flapper to Versailles court grand lady， they are always so well-dressed。 She even made male dolls， but it's her feminine dolls that shine and enchant。 Lanahan was right in describing these dolls as "showstoppers，" that would be my opinion too。 Period paper dolls are the best paper dolls， I think。Thank you to Scribner for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Catie
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Review copy provided by publisher - July 2022
Kennedy
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I love paper dolls。 When I was little， I loved playing with them （there was a Barbie set I LOVED） and now have a small collection of the Tom TIerney/Dover ones。 So， when I saw this， I was intrigued。 I wish there had been more written by the author （Zelda and F。 Scott's granddaughter） about her family， both as family stories and a biography of Zelda。 The artwork was fun and so historic with the French court。 I love paper dolls。 When I was little， I loved playing with them （there was a Barbie set I LOVED） and now have a small collection of the Tom TIerney/Dover ones。 So， when I saw this， I was intrigued。 I wish there had been more written by the author （Zelda and F。 Scott's granddaughter） about her family， both as family stories and a biography of Zelda。 The artwork was fun and so historic with the French court。 。。。more
Nancy
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Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald （1900-1948） is such an interesting woman。 For a long time she was known for being F。 Scott Fitzgerald’s wife， and for her mental illness， but today she is known as the source of some of her husband’s work and an author in her own right。 In later life， she trained to be a dancer。 And now I discover she was an artist。I love knowing that Zelda made paper dolls for her daughter Scottie and that generations of the family played with them。 Just knowing this changes how I view th Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald （1900-1948） is such an interesting woman。 For a long time she was known for being F。 Scott Fitzgerald’s wife， and for her mental illness， but today she is known as the source of some of her husband’s work and an author in her own right。 In later life， she trained to be a dancer。 And now I discover she was an artist。I love knowing that Zelda made paper dolls for her daughter Scottie and that generations of the family played with them。 Just knowing this changes how I view the Fitzgeralds; they become a family， something both larger and smaller than the public and social roles they played。The couple are icons of the Jazz Age that Fitzgerald captured in his stories and novels。 They sped though money as if life were one big party， leaving Scott an alcoholic and desperate to earn more money to support the family， especially desperate for cash when Zelda was in residential treatment and Scottie in private school。 His masterpiece The Great Gatsby was a failure in his lifetime。 He tried writing for Hollywood， and there he found love and death。 Zelda spend her last years with her mother。Eleanor Lanahan， the author of this book， is Scottie’s daughter。 She was ten years old when she discovered the dolls in the attic。 In this art， Lanahan can see her grandmother’s personality and love of story and color。 Zelda continued to make the dolls after Scottie had grown too old to play with them。Zelda made paper dolls of the family， Scott with angel wings， Zelda and Scottie with changes of clothing。The family dolls had elaborate costumes of paper and fabric， including Belgian lace from a handkerchief。The foot-tall dolls shown in this book were first sketched in pencil then pained with opaque watercolors。 Some of the doll’s have lost parts over the years。 The costumes are on lighter weight paper， most cut out。 The characters from history and fairy tales have colorful costumes。In these page you will find Zelda’s Goldilocks and the Three Bears， Hansel and Gretel， and Red Riding Hood。 The Three Musketeers appear。 An extensive Court of Louis XIV is filled with colorful characters， as is King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table。 Many of the figures appear ready to step out of their one dimensional world， their chin lifted and a foot raised as if in dance。Lanahan presents a biography of her grandmother， and family photographs appear throughout the book。I loved paper dolls as a girl。 I can imagine the hours of joy Zelda gave to Scottie and her grandchildren。 It is wonderful to see Zelda’s art and to understand her on a deeper and more personal level。I received a free egalley from the publisher through Edelweiss。 My review is fair and unbiased。 。。。more
Andréa
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