Loved the latest 99% Invisible podcast!
Mannequin Pixie Dream Girl, tells the story of "Cynthia", a mannequin created in 1932 by Lester Gaba, a sculptor, retail display designer and later a teacher and writer.
An unusually natural and human looking mannequin, Gaba used the attention Cynthia garnered to further anthropomorphize her.
- Appeared on a cover of Life Magazine in 1937
- Was invited to the wedding of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson in 1937
- Went to see the play ‘Madame Bovary’ in New York in 1939
It's all a little bizarre and worth both a listen and Google search for pictures of Gaba and Cynthia.
Mannequin Pixie Dream Girl - 99% Invisible
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