Book Reading- An American Marriage

 I belong to a book club.   One of the selections was "An American Marriage" by Tayari Jones.  This is a story about a husband and wife's marriage and how it is changed because of one night.  The wife in the book is a doll maker.  She likes to create cloth artistic dolls. 

The book was good and I enjoyed the addition of the wife being a doll maker and you see how doll making is part of her life.

Jean Michel Basquiat Barbie

Jean Michel Basquiat Barbie

When I first heard about this doll, I was excited.  I always like getting male dolls.  I could add him to my collection.  It was not until I saw the pictures that I realized that it was an interpretation of the  female barbie doll representing Jean Michel Basquiat's Art.

The Box reads: " During the 1980's, as the art movement known as neo-expression gained traction, a young street artist from Brooklyn, NY emerged.  Barbie celebrates the influential work of Jean-Michel Basquiat.  His frenetic paintings are an infusion of graphic poetry, cultural dichotomies, and compelling social statements.  Basquiat played an essential role in elevating graffiti art from the underground to gaining well-deserved acclaim in the upper echelons of the art world."

The fabric on Barbie shows his various artworks in a wonderful pants suit.  The crown on her head represents his signature in his paintings showing intellect.

At an auction in 2017, one his paintings sold for 110.5 million dollars.

Barbie appears with Basquiat.  Basquiat was created by Medicom in the Real Life Heroes series years ago.

 

March is Women's History Month

  Celebrating the contributions of Women through the centuries.

I will use there real names, even though some appear as their characters. Read left to right.

Bottom row: Raven Symone, Anika Noni Rose, Olga Tannon, Bessie Coleman, Normaniy , Kristi Yamaguchi, Kathleen Johnson, Zoe Saldana, Kelly Rowland, Naomi Campbell, Jennifer Lopez, Halle Berry, Brandy, Butterfly McQueen, Kiely Williams, Cree Summer

Middle Row: Zendaya, China Anne McClain, China Anne McClain, Josephine Baker, Monique Coleman, Missy Copeland, Gabby Douglas,   Ava Duvernay, Cynthia Bailey,  Freema Agyeman, Rosa Parks, Jadah Marie
Top Row: Beyonce, Oprah, Raven Symone, Mindi Kaling, Danai Gurira,  Nichelle Nichols, Michelle Williams, Diahann Carroll, Storm, Angela Bassett, Harriet Tubman, Rosario Dawson, Beverly Johnson, Annette Charles, Flo Jo, Mel B, Ibtihaj Muhammad
Top Top Row: Diana Ross

Feb 29- So many men

Black History Month

February 29, 2020

Christie Tribute

Christie last day to celebrate her anniversary.  I thought since Steven has a new girlfriend that it would be ideal for her to take her last picture with all the new men from Mattel.  The new men came with numbers and not name.  The first one was 17.

Feb 28- The male celebrities

Black History Month

February 28, 2020

Christie Tribute

The male celebrities came to Christie’s Tribute.

The movies pay tribute:
Blade, PulpFiction, Men in Black, Batman, Andromeda, Group Member
Matrix, White House, Black Panther

Wesley Snipes, Samuel L. Jackson, Will Smith, Morgan Freeman, Keith Hamilton Cobb
Laurence Fisburne, President Barack Obama, Christie, Chadwick Boseman, JLA member

Feb 27- Steven is gone

Black History Month

February 27, 2020

Christie Tribute

Christie had been Steven's girlfriend since he first appeared in the line of Barbie and Friends.    Christie had a boyfriend that lasted longer than Brad and he appeared in different scenes, but mainly the beach scene.  It seemed like Christie and Steven would remain a couple forever.  But in 2005, Christie was replaced with Nikki in Beach Fun and Fashion Fever and  she was now  seen with Steven. 

Feb 26- Francie

Black History Month
February 26, 2020

Christie Tribute

Christie meets the first Black Fashion Doll by Mattel. They are both reproductions. The original Francie was created in 1967 and Christie followed a year after. Black Francie was not seen again until  the 2000’s as a reproduction but never in a regular series.