Story of Rose O'Neill An Autobiography

Rose O'Neill was the creator of the Kewpie doll, the most widely known character in American popular culture until Mickey Mouse. O'Neill was also one of the best-known female commercial illustrators of her day. Her numerous illustrations appeared in American's leading periodicals such as Life, Harper's Bazaar, and Cosmopolitan. O'Neill was also known among intellectuals and artists for her contributions to the fine arts and humanities. In the early 1920s, her more serious works of art were exhibited in galleries in Paris and New York City. In addition, she published a book of poetry and four novels. Although biographers of Rose O'Neill have drawn heavily on portions of her previously unpublished autobiography, O'Neill's own voice (richly revealed in her well-written manuscript) has remained largely unheard until now. In her autobiography "The Story Of Rose O'Neill," she reveals herself as a woman who preferred art, activism, and adventure to motherhood and marriage. Featuring photographs from the O'Neill family collection, "The Story Of Rose O'Neill" fully reveals the ways in which she pushed at the boundaries of her generation's definitions of gender in an effort to create new liberating forms. "The Story Of Rose O'Neill" is an excellent, long awaited autobiographical publishing event!Formanek-Brunell, Miriam is the author of 'Story of Rose O'Neill An Autobiography', published 1997 under ISBN 9780826211064 and ISBN 0826211062.