CROCHET DOLL Adore Delano

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ProvenanceMade by Richard Boyle for sale in his Etsy storeSignificanceAdore Delano is a contestant from the TV show 'Ru Paul's Drag Race', which is a popular talent show for drag queens. Made in the amigurumi style, a style popular initially in Japan in the 2000s but becoming worldwide after about 2010. Dolls in this style have exaggerated heads, often large or emphasised eyes, and smaller bodies, giving a stylised cartoon or 'cute' look. Richard makes his dolls to explore queer culture and finds inspiration in cartoons, TV, the horror genre and other areas. His company is called Monoped Creations as he is an amputee.DescriptionA crochet female figure, made from cream, green and red acrylic wool, a woman with green hair wearing a red dress. Based on the drag queen Adore Delano. Creator (person)Mr Richard BoyleCreator (organisation) Acknowledgement MaterialTextile - wool
|Polymer, plastic - unspecified
|Textile - cotton, denim
Accession NumberHT 2015.1022

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CollectionQueer Stories

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Image FilenameHT2015-1022_CI65769.jpgCopyrightStephen DeanLicenseCC-BYCreative Commonshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/PhotographerStephen Dean

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Image FilenameHT2015-1022_CI65771.jpgCopyrightStephen DeanLicenseCC-BYCreative Commonshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/PhotographerStephen Dean

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Image FilenameHT2015-1022_CI65768.jpgCopyrightStephen DeanLicenseCC-BYCreative Commonshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/PhotographerStephen Dean

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Image FilenameHT2015-1022_CI65770.jpgCopyrightStephen DeanLicenseCC-BYCreative Commonshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/PhotographerStephen Dean

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