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Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago; Chicago Review Press, Published 1983. Wraps, [12] pp.; 31 x 27 cm; First Edition; illustrated in color throughout, with backdrop scenes on inside covers. Cover design, backdrop scenes and book design by Li-Eng Lee.
In Good condition. Glossy illustrated paper covers with a few small nicks and light creasing. Mild to moderate surface wear and mild scuffing, with some color loss along edges and spine; spine faded. $6.95 price sticker on rear cover. Binding tight (staple bound). Toning to blank page facing the opera costumes. Otherwise, pages clean and unmarked; all dolls uncut and complete. Laid in: the museum's invitation to a reception honoring Beth Dunlap on publication of the book (Columbian Room, Museum of Science and Industry, Thursday, June 16, 5:30-7 p.m., with a note on viewing the museum's China exhibit), a single lightly toned sheet on the museum's 50th-anniversary letterhead with the cover art printed in black and white on the reverse; and a separate, already cut-out Door of Hope man figure (not cut from this copy). Cut-out paper doll book of traditional Chinese, Tibetan and Mongolian costume, the figures proportioned to the man and woman "Door of Hope" dolls in the Bering collection at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. The base dolls are the Door of Hope man and woman (Mainland China, about 1930). Costumes include the Tibetan "Black Hat Wizards" New Year dance costume, a Mongolian woman's outfit, a Mandarin woman's outfit and Mandarin official's uniform (Ch'ing Dynasty), a Tibetan woman's ceremonial dress (circa 1940), Chinese opera costumes with mask and headdresses, and a Buddhist lama in Mongolia, each with a descriptive caption. Door of Hope dolls were made at the Door of Hope Mission in Shanghai, founded in 1901 as a refuge for girls; local carvers made the wooden heads and the residents sewed the clothing. Beth Dunlap, a fashion illustrator and costume archivist trained at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, was midwest artist for Women's Wear Daily from 1945 to 1951.