Alexander Girard Wooden Doll No 16 Pins making something distinctive by following

making something distinctive by following or breaking the rules

oil on canvas painting

What people wear tells the world something about who they are or would like to be

yet willingly followed orders that would ultimately devastate the Navajo Nation

until 1994

Alexander Girard Wooden Doll No 16 Pins making something distinctive by followingOne of the most influential interior and textile designers of the 20th century, Alexander Girards talent was multivalent, ranging from brilliant textiles, to furniture, to toys. Together with Charles and Ray Eames and George Nelson, he was one of the leading figures of postwar American design. Born out of a strong affinity for folk art and a deep love of the whimsical, the dolls by Alexander Girard are a large family of wooden figures representing