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Grant Recipient

American Girl, 22”, c. 1938-1942, Milwaukee Handicraft Project, courtesy of the collection of Charles Waisbren, MD

Allison Robinson

Craft Research Fund Grant

2020

The Political Biography of Dolls: Pedagogy and Reform through WPA Programming

Support for the research of Allison Robinson, PhD candidate in History, University of Chicago (expected graduation June 2020) regarding her dissertation, “The Political Biography of Dolls: Pedagogy and Reform through WPA Programming," which investigates government intervention in labor and public education through the production of handicraft dolls.

Bio of the Artist

Organization Background

Location

Philadelphia, PA

EDUCATION

University of Chicago

SPECIALIZATION

Institution

Grant amount

$8,500

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