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Re: cupi (or cuppie) dolls
From:
Adrienne DeAngelis <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:25:06 -0700
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Hello--
   Those are Kewpie dolls!  Developed by illustrator Rose O'Neill in 1912.
Madly popular for decades.  Now I will let the 3,000 other people who
are responding have their say...

Adrienne DeAngelis
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> Greetings!
>
> A few unusual questions from me: Might someone be able to enlighten me
> about the history/origin of cupi (or cuppie) dolls?  Does "cupi" (or
> "cuppie") originate in Latin and, if so, with what specific root/word?
>
> (No, I'm not playing with dolls or dreaming of the new horror flick
> "Seed of Chucky."  LOL!  I'm doing some research about a painting in our
> collection which relates - peripherally - to this topic.)
>
> Thank you in advance for any help in this regard.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> j heuman
> Education Curator
> Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art
> Utah State University
> 4020 Old Main Hill
> Logan, UT  84322-4020
> t 435.797.0165 | f 435.797.3423
>
> Education costs money, but then so does ignorance.
> Sir Charles Moser, b. 1922
>
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