Stuart Holbrook president of Theriault’s Auction House joins The Doll Podcast host Louisa Maxwell to discuss rare dolls by Austrian artist Lilli Baitz from the collection of Rosalie Whyel. Rosalie Whyel founded of the award winning Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art in Seattle Washington . Stuart tells the story of this major collection of Lilli Bait…

Stuart Holbrook, president of Theriault’s auction house, joins host Louisa Maxwell to discuss the legacy of Rosalie Whyel, the founder of 'The Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art' in Seattle Washington. Rosalie Whyel wanted dolls to teach and inspire new generations and she shared that dream with thousand of visitors for 25 years. Stuart Holbrook knew…

Madame Alexander has been making dolls for over 100 years - the key to her success was innovation and quality. Curator Sara Woodbury joins host Louisa Maxwell for Part 2 of the podcast discussing the The Barry Art Museum's exhibition Fashioning Innovation Madame Alexander at 100 celebrating the centenary of The Madame Alexander Doll company and its…

The Madame Alexander doll company has been making dolls for over 100 years - and the key to their success is innovation and quality. Museum Curator Sara Woodbury joins host Louisa Maxwell to discuss a new exhibition at The Barry Art Museum entitled Fashioning Innovation, Madame Alexander at 100 . The exhibition celebrates the centenary of The Madam…

Madame Alexander had a dream to educate through dolls and 100 years later, Madame’s legacy is still inspiring new generations of children. Designer and author Bruce A. de Armond joins host Louisa Maxwell to discuss the life and work of Beatrice Alexander. Madame was born Bertha (Beatrice) Alexander, in New York’s lower East side where her father ha…

Doll Podcast host Louisa Maxwell charts the journey of Barbie from pop culture icon to movie star. Barbie is the girl that has it all: a hit movie, a dream house and then there is Ken - Barbie’s favourite accessory. In her over 60 years she has been immortalised by Andy Warhol and dressed by a rota of top fashion designers including: Oscar de la Re…

The Doll Podcast is back in November 2023 for a new season. Fashion dolls have been in the news this year as Barbie is not only queen of the doll aisle but a Hollywood star too. Bradley Justice Yarbrough joins host Louisa Maxwell to review the effect that 'Barbie, the Movie' has had on doll collectors and collecting. Madame Alexander is celebrating…

Stuart Holbrook president of Theriault’s auction house joins host Louisa Maxwell to celebrate the legacy of Rosalie Whyel, founder of The Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art in Seattle Washington. Rosalie Whyel wanted dolls to teach and inspire new generations and she shared that dream with thousand of visitors for 25 years. Stuart Holbrook knew Rosal…

The Barry Art Museum at Old Dominion University in Virginia USA, features three major collections: Fine Art Paintings, Glass, Historic Dolls and Automata. The Barry Museum’s doll collection spans three centuries of fashion and culture, the dolls are exhibited alongside great works of art challenging the viewer to see the doll in terms of art and th…

World Doll Day is June 10, 2023 this year and in an episode from our archive we share the history of World Doll Day and how you can celebrate this year. Michael Canadas of the Grovian Doll Museum joins host Louisa Maxwell to discuss the origins of World Doll Day and how it has grown into a worldwide celebration of dolls This year we will celebrate …

Valerie Fogel joins host Louisa Maxwell to explore the history of Maison Huret, famous for creating luxury French fashion dolls with the finest fashions and accessories. In 1844 Mademoiselle Calixté Huret was inspired to create a doll with an idealised view of a young lady with an elaborate lifestyle. Calixté worked with her sister Leopoldine creat…

On our last episode Bradley Justice Yarbrough shared the story of Barbie and her career selling the dream lifestyle on film and TV. This time in an episode from our archive Bradley relates the story of the team of talented artists, fashion designers and engineers it took to bring Ruth Handler’s vision of Barbie doll into being. In the 1950’s toymak…

Bradley Justice Yarbrough author and expert on all things Barbie doll joins host Louisa Maxwell to explore how Barbie captivated generations of children through the medium of television advertising. Bradley has amassed an impressive archive of first hand interviews and accounts of the story behind the creation of this pop culture legend. He traces …

Award winning artist and illustrator Mel Odom joins host Louisa Maxwell on The Doll Podcast. Mel Odom’s work has graced magazine covers for: Time, Omni, The New York Times , Rolling Stone, Blue Boy and Play Boy. He has created artwork for numerous best selling books and album covers for CBS records. Mel’s art deco influenced portraits are reminisce…

Tamara Casey is the creative force behind Designs by Jude a design house offering over nine hundred sewing patterns for dolls. Tamara joins fellow sewing enthusiast Louisa Maxwell to share her journey as a designer. Sewing new outfits is one of the most creative parts of doll collecting and Tamara’s pattern collection offers designs for over sixty …

Stuart Holbrook president of Theriault’s auction house joins host Louisa Maxwell in Vienna, Austria, to discuss his travels in 2022 searching for unique and precious dolls. In part two Stuart and Louisa discuss how the definition of a doll is changing and the art of the Japanese doll. They discuss how the pandemic has effected auctions and that eve…

Stuart Holbrook president of Theriault’s auction house joins host Louisa Maxwell in Vienna, Austria, to discuss his travels in 2022 searching for unique and precious dolls. In Australia Stuart met collectors of antique dolls, that originally voyaged there in the 19th century, and jet setting Barbie rarities. Determined Australian collectors have tr…

Australian artist, Jozef Szekeres joins host Louisa Maxwell on The Doll Podcast. As a senior animator at Walt Disney, Jozef Szekeres brought a cast of imaginary characters to life. He is also the author of best selling comic books and graphic novels. Inspired by his love of sculpture and fashion and he created his fashion doll line GlamourOZ Dolls …

Jonathan Greene, who lectures on Käthe Kruse dolls, and hosts the Käthe Kruse Gathering joins host Louisa Maxwell. Käthe Kruse has been a name synonymous with dolls for over 100 years. Her journey as a doll artist started in 1905 when her daughter wished for a cuddly doll, so Käthe created a doll with the weight and softness of a baby. Jonathan Gre…

Michael Canadas of the Grovian Doll Museum joins host Louisa Maxwell to discuss the origins of World Doll Day and how it has grown into a worldwide celebration of dolls This year we will celebrate World Doll Day on June 11, 2022. World Doll Day is not just for doll enthusiasts but a day for everyone to give or share the special joy a doll can bring…

Samy Odin lecturer and author of numerous books on dolls and director of the Musée de la Poupée Paris for 25 years, joins host Louisa Maxwell to share the story of the magazine La Poupée Modèle. The French children’s magazine La Poupée Modèle was launched in 1863 by Parisienne business woman Madame Lavallee-Peronne. Published monthly each issue inc…

Adam and podcast host Louisa Maxwell share their mutual admiration for the band and the dolls that any celebrity doll collector will really, really want. Adam Weatherly has the world’s largest collections of Spice Girl dolls. It’s over 25 years since the band successfully stormed the charts and Adam is hoping to get the dolls, who are the best sell…

A little doll called Bleuette enchanted generations of French children for the first half of the twentieth century. She was launched in 1905 by a children’s magazine called ‘La Semaine de Suzette' where she became a huge success with young readers who dressed her and sewed for her. More than 1,000 clothing patterns were published for her making Ble…

In the 1950’s toymaker Ruth Handler watched her daughter playing with paper dolls and was inspired to create a fashion doll that a child could hold in their hand. Mattel assembled a design team of artists, engineers and fashion designers to create Barbie - and the rest is history. Our guest is author and fashion doll expert Bradley Justice Yarbroug…

Designer and sculptor, Robert Tonner, has created many memorable dolls that capture moments of fashion and pop culture . This years hottest fashion doll drop is sure to be Ellowyne Wilde! She's the Fashion doll who sets the trend - combining different pieces to create her own individual look. Robert joins Host Louisa Maxwell to share the inspiratio…

Photographer, author and interior designer Bruce A. deArmond joins host Louisa Maxwell to explore the ever evolving love affair between dolls and fashion. Bruce is an an interior designer who creates signature styes for an international portfolio of hotels, casinos and department stores. He also is passionate about fashion and the role dolls play a…

Robert Tonner has always been at the cutting edge of fashion so it’s no surprise that his latest dolls, the Model Behaviour fashion dolls, are inspired by the latest trend, digital influencers. With millions of followers virtual influencers like Miquela, Noonoouri and Shudu are changing our perception of beauty and gender. With his new dolls Robert…

Toy designer Rachel Godfroy joins Host Louisa Maxwell to tell us about Sindy’s new look. Sindy, the British fashion doll that generations of children and adults “love to dress”, is back! Sindy was originally launched by Pedigree Toys during the swinging 1960's. A teenager with a mod wardrobe, straight out of London’s ultra fashionable Carnaby stree…

Stuart Holbrook, President of Theriault’s Auctions, makes a welcome return to Vienna Austria for Part Two of our Fall 2021 podcast. A hot topic this year has been the discussion of the doll not just as a historic object but as a piece of art in its own right. Stuart Holbrook and host Louisa Maxwell discuss landmark collections with unique pieces of…

Stuart Holbrook, president of Theriault’s Auction house, has made a welcome return to Vienna, Austria. A year ago Stuart joined Host Louisa Maxwell for the first Doll Podcast and here they are, one year on, enjoying coffee and delicious Viennese cake while talking about one of their favourite topics, dolls. Stuart has a years worth of adventures to…

Billye Harris is an appraiser for popular TV series The Antique’s Roadshow on PBS . Billye has had a rich and varied career in the world of dolls and has sought to educate and entertain about the study of dolls and their place in art, craft and social history. Billye joins The Doll Podcast’s Host Louisa Maxwell to discuss her career in antiques and…

Doll Museums are becoming more of a rarity but the Grovian Doll Museum has taken an innovative stance to make their collection a success. Museum director's Michael Canadas and David Robinson curate rare dolls, doll's fashions, furnishings and accessories. They also organise lectures and workshops in the museum and online making their collection acc…

Author Brook Ashley joins host Louisa Maxwell to discuss her book, Dare Wright and The Lonely Doll. Dare Wright photographed and wrote the best selling series of The Lonely Doll Books. They tell the story of Edith, a doll that wants to find friends and when two bears enter her life, love and acceptance come too. Dare’s haunting and beautiful black …

Since their launch in 1991 Robert Tonner’s dolls have captured the imagination of collectors worldwide. His dolls have won numerous and have the distinction of being exhibited in the Museum of Decorative Arts at the Louvre in Paris. Robert Tonner is about to launch a new edition of a firm favourite, Ellowyne Wilde with an all new sculpt and range o…

Dolls & Treasures with Samy Odin & host Louisa Maxwell Samy Odin served as the director of the Musée de la Poupée-Paris for twenty five years, during that time he was fortunate enough to curate exhibitions with some of the world’s most beautiful and precious dolls . Samy is an author of numerous books on dolls and shares his expertise lecturing at …

Doll artists, experts and influencer's share memories of precious Christmas, toys and dolls. Guests: Mel Odom, Rachel Hoffman, Samy Odin, Rebekah Kaufman, Suresh and Joshua David McKenney join host Louisa Maxwell. https://www.dollpodcast.com/episodesBy #the doll podcast #Mel Odom #Joshua David McKenney #Rachel Hoffman #Suresh #Samy Odin # Louisa Maxwell #Rebekah Kaufman

Rachel Hoffman is a visionary in the doll world combining her degree in communications with doll expertise to launch the world’s first virtual doll convention. She has built on the legacy left to her by her mother Diane Hoffman who 45 years ago founded of Turn of the Century Antiques in Denver Colorado. Today, Rachel has taken over the business car…

When you hear the name Steiff you think of Teddy Bears but Steiff has a long history of doll making. Steiff expert Rebekah Kaufman joins host Louisa Maxwell to discuss Steiff’s dolls, their history and how to collect and identify them. Steiff introduced a range of dolls called Characterpuppe in 1908 at Leipzig Toy Fair the press heralded these doll…

YouTube sensation Suresh on Barbie, Deboxing & Fashion Forward Dolls Suresh Seneviratne turned his passion for fashion and design for Barbie - into a YouTube channel with over one and half million views. Suresh’s interviews with leading doll designers and witty and honest reviews of fashion dolls keep collectors tuning in . His interviews with doll…

The Art of the Doll with guest Joshua David McKenney, Creator of the Pidgin Doll and host Louisa Maxwell. Joshua David McKenney is an artist, sculptor and doll maker. His doll is called Pidgin - her name is inspired by the language that grows out of diverse ways of communicating and Pidgin doll is fluent in the language of style. Since her debut in…

This week our guest is Award winning artist and illustrator Mel Odom whose images have graced Time Magazine, Viva, Blueboy, Omni, The New York Times, Playboy, Candy, CBS Records and Rolling Stone. It was a drawing of a beautiful face that inspired Mel to create a work in three dimensions, a doll and her name is Gene Marshall, and since her launch i…

Theriault’s president Stuart Holbrook shares the story behind great doll collections, the thrill of the chase at auction and how to build a collection with your own signature style. Welcome to our first episode of The Doll Podcast with Stuart Holbrook president of Theriault’s Auctions. In it’s over fifty years Theriault’s has sold some of the most …

The Doll Podcast is Launching on Thursday September 17, 2020. Join us and our guests: Mel Odom, Rachel Hoffman, Samy Odin, Stuart Holbrook, Suresh, Rebekah Kaufman, and Joshua David Mckenny with more guests to come. To find out more go to www.dollpodcast.com, Facebook, and InstagramBy Louisa