MADAME ALEXANDER
Madame Alexander was an American success story stacked with adversity — daughter of immigrant parents who took the challenges of life to make an unprecedented success of her now iconic doll company. Established in 1923, the business evolved from her first cloth dolls to introducing composition dolls in the 1930s and the newly available plastics after WWII. Alexander guided her company through the Great Depression, war, and dramatic cultural changes. Yet, her "Golden Era" dolls of the 1940s and 1950s remain favorites of collectors, museums, and a new generation of inquiring minds.
Cover: 21-inch, 1946 composition “Karen Ballerina”
15" Margaret, Pink Organdy Party Dress / Huguette Clark Collection -1955
21" McGuffy Ana Pair - 1948
Princess Margaret Rose - 1946
18" Glamor Girl, Picnic Day, Maggie - 1953
14" Story Princess, ZCMI Department Store Exclusive - 1948
21" Karen Ballerina - 1946
21” Cissy Silver Blue Gown, #2041 - 1956
21" Cissy Lilac Taffeta. #2143 - 1957 with 21" Cissy Shear Apple Green Organdy, #2140 - 1957
21" Cissy Renoir, #2250 - 1961
21" Cissy Takes a Trip, #2027 - 1956
21" Cissy Yachting #2205 - 1958
21" Cissy Yellow 3/4 Length Tulle Gown, #2260 - 1959
21" Cissy Bride. #2170 - 1957 with 16" Elise Bride, #1835 - 1959
16" Elise Pink Ballerina Artwork, #1725 - 1958
16" Elise Bride, #1750 - 1958
16" Elise Pink Ballerina, #1725 - 1958
21" Cissy #2097 Variations of Blue & Silver Blue Satin Gowns - 1955
21" Cissy in Blue Checked "Dorothy" Cotton Extra Outfit - 1958