ARTICLES

Business History – Business History of Toys. Cartoon-related Research at the Library of Congress – Article on researching cartoon’s through the Library of Congress. Rose is mentioned. (2000) Cartoonists and caricaturists – article from Insight; Cartoonists and caricaturists bloom like cherry blossoms. (Library of Congress; National Portrait Gallery; Washington, D.C.) (1998) Encyclopedia Britannica Article – Rose Cecil O’Neill – Article from the Encyclopedia Britannica on Rose O’Neill, including Additional Reading and Links to other Britannica Sites. (1998) Illustration Art Solutions – Rose O’Neill and the Kewpies – Biographical sketch of Rose O’Neill, illustrator and creator of the Kewpies, and examples of her work. Jell-O Museum Web Site – Brought to you by the The Genesee Pure Food Co., this site provides information on the Jello-O Musuem and includes the history of Jell-O, Jell-O trivia, and historic recipes. Rose O’Neill is listed as one of their noted artists. Kovels Kewpie Price Guide – Kovels offers an online Kewpie Price Guide where they have compiled the information from five Kovels’ price books — that’s more than 200,000 appraiser-approved actual PRICES! (2000) Monstrous Craws & Character Flaws – Information on a Library of Congress exhibition on the merit of cartoons as important works of art and vehicles for social and political commentary, that included a work by Rose O’Neill (Fortune, 1903). (1998) Reading Room Index to the Comic Art Collection – Information from the Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections Division that deals with Comic Artists. It lists the index records of Rose recorded as a Comic Artist (22 listings), from her work to mentions in other books. (Feb. 9, 2000) Rose O’Neill – Biography of Rose with more graphics. Of particular note was the thank you to Pearl Hodges, Jean Cantwell, THE ONE ROSE by Rowena Goddlng Ruggles, and the Shepherd of the Hills Farm Museum In Branson, Missouri. (Fall 1997) Rose O’Neill Kewpie Japan Official web page – This site is in Japanese so you’ll want to download a translator. If you can’t translate it is still worth looking at for the pictures. (2002) Society of Illustrators – Rose Cecil O’Neill – Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame, which inducted Rose Cecil O’Neill (Wilson) in 1999. (1999) Uchino kewpie-san – The main site is in Japanese, but has a link to an English version. Pictures, blog, and bulletin board about Kewpie and toy cupid. (2011) Wikipedia – Rose O’Neill entry – Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. The entry on Rose O’Neill includes information on her early life, early career, creation of kewpie, later life, references, and links. Who Knew? ‘Kewpie Lady’ Had Quite a Colorful Life by Gerri Hirshey,  The New York Times, New York NY (March 16, 2008) Kewpie Inventor, Illustrator, ‘Party Person’ Focus of a Major Show at the Springfield Art Museum by Gregory Holman, Springfield News-Leader, April 4, 2018

YOUTUBE

Antiques Roadshow appraisal of Kewpie Greenwich, CT Season 1 Kewpie Primer How to learn to read Kewpie style! Scootles and Kewpie, 1936 Straight Kewpie Ohrdruf Christmas Video  shows a Kewpie in Santa’s toys Sept. 14, 2020, National Women’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2+ hours)

 TV

Antiques Roadshow, “Action Kewpie Doll “Down on His Luck” Orlando Hour 2, Season 12 2007 Summer Tour Celebrating the Art of Rose O’Neill , KOZL KOLR News Ozarks First in Springfield, MO, March 18, 2019 Jeopardy ‘Things that end in Double Vowels’ September 15, 2009

DOLL AND DOLL HOUSE MUSEUMS

Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys Denver, CO (303) 322-1053 Fennimore Doll & Toy Museum Fennimore, WI (888) 867-7935 or (608) 822-4100 Klown Doll Museum Plainview, NE (402) 582-4433 Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis St. Louis, MO (314) 832-7790 Museum of Discovery Little Rock, AR‎ (501) 396-7050 National Women’s Hall of Fame 76 Fall Street Seneca Falls, NY (315) 568-8060 Paradise Doll Hospital & Museum Towanda, KS 67144 (316) 536-2710 Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art Bellevue, WA (15 minutes from Seattle) (425) 455-1116 Susan Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear Museum & Library Santa Barbara, CA (805) 730-1707 The Great American Dollhouse Museum Danville, KY (859) 236-1883

TOY MUSEUMS

Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum Wheeling, WV (877) 242-8133 Marx Toy Museum Moundsville, WV (304) 845-6022

EXHIBITS

The Madison County Museum, Madison, NE Staged a one-day exhibit of Rose O’Neill memorabilia on July 4, 2004. The Elkhorn Museum, Norfolk, NE Exhibiting their Rose O’Neill memorabilia. September – October 2004 Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys, Denver, CO Temporary exhibit of “Women at Work” – an exploration of US women doll makers at the turn of the last century. The Time After Time UFDC Doll Club is exhibiting information and examples of Rose O’Neill’s work, from illustrations to Kewpies. September 2006 – April 2007 2008 Rose O’Neill Honoree National Woman’s History Project, New York, NY Each year, March is designated as National Women’s History Month to ensure that the history of American women will be recognized and celebrated in schools, workplaces, and communities throughout the country. Rose O’Neill is one of the 2008 National Women’s History Month Honorees. March 28 and 29, 2008 United Federation of Doll Clubs Museum Special Exhibits, Kansas City, MO, The UFDC offers visitors the opportunity to view special exhibits at their museum. These exhibits are changed throughout the year. Connie Harrell, Robert Haas, and Susan Wilson put together this exhibit of hard plastic through vinyl Kewpies to show doll collectors and Kewpie member Kewpies made by various companies since the 1950s. March 7 – May 31, 2011. To view resources on the website, follow link above and enter “Rose O’Neill in search box at the top of the page” for a number of resources available from UFDC. . Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO Frolic of the Mind: The Illustrious Life of Rose O’Neill, organized by the Springfield Art Museum and curated by Sarah Buhr, curator of art, ran April 13 through August 5, 2018. From Corsets to Suffrage: Victorian Women Trail Blazers May 16-Nov. 3, 2019.   Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Ave., Norwalk, CT 06850 Rose O’Neill Suffrage items on display May 16, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Opening Reception  $5 members, $10 non-members May 19, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. “Fashioning Women’s Suffrage”  Tea and Lecture by Heather Munro Prescott. Shall not be Denied, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Exhibit running June 4, 2019-Sept. 2020 featuring a Rose O’Neill postcard on exhibit as well as in the on-line exhibit. The postcard’s tag line is, “Popular cards include anything by feminist artist Rose O’Neill featuring her beloved ‘Kewpie’ characters.” The postcard is, “Votes for Our Mothers.”       Delaware Art Museum,  Wilmington, DE 19806     (302)571-9590 The museum received several pieces from the Rose O’Neill Foundation and is rotating pieces through 2019 in a small exhibit. Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford PA Votes for Women: A Visual History, Feb. 1-June 7, 2020. Included in the exhibit will be five Rose O’Neill posters and three postcards. LeRoy Historical Society Museum (Jell-O Museum), LeRoy, NY Rose O’Neill – Much More than Jell-O and the Kewpies, May 2020. Westport Library, Westport, CT., Sheffer Room Suffragists- Our Neighbors. Our Crusaders: The 19th Amendment turns 100, Feb. 26-May 13, 2020. Center for Missouri Studies, Columbia, Mo., Center Art Gallery (in partnership with University of Missouri). Exhibit to focus on woman’s sufferage movement moving into Missouri, March – July 2020. The ONE Rose Celebrating the Life and Legacy of ROSE O’NEILL at the Wilkes University Sordoni Art Gallery, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Aug. 25 – Oct. 8, 2023. The exhibit features more than 100 original works of art.

LINKS

Bonniebrook Historical Society and Kewpie Museum – The purpose of BHS is to collect, preserve, and make available for educational and historical purposes artifacts, documents, personal items, and any works or items directly relating to the history and life of Rose O’Neill. State of the Ozarks on-line magazine State Historical Society Follow link and enter “Rose O’Neill in search box at the top of the page” for a number of resources available. Brandywine River Museum (O’Neill Collection) Ralph Foster Museum (College of the Ozarks O’Neill Collection) Information on Joseph Kallus and Cameo Doll Company Kewpie Classmates, The Kewpie Gathering Place