Object Details
- Mattel, Inc.
- Description
- In 1959 the Mattel toy company introduced Barbie. Unlike most dolls at the time, Barbie was a grown-up—a teenage fashion model who could date, drive, and wear fabulous clothes. While often criticized for her unrealistic physical proportions and for promoting gender stereotypes, Barbie has also evolved with the times to reflect social and cultural changes in American culture. Since the 1980s she has taken on many new careers, from police officer to paleontologist to presidential candidate.
- Location
- Currently not on view (ribbon)
- Credit Line
- Anonymous
- ca 1958
- ID Number
- 1988.0608.17A
- catalog number
- 1988.0608.17A
- accession number
- 1988.0608
- Object Name
- doll
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- paint (features material)
- jersey (bathing suit material)
- Measurements
- overall: 28 cm x 8.4 cm; 11 1/32 in x 3 5/16 in
- Place Made
- Japan
- used
- United States: Maryland, Bethesda
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Popular Entertainment
- Family & Social Life
- American Enterprise
- Artifact Walls exhibit
- Exhibition
- American Enterprise (doll)
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Toys
- Dolls
- Record ID
- nmah_1155897
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-ff05-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
