From The Doll by Carl Fox

Here is a quote that seemed to be written for us; it's from The Doll by Carl Fox, who was a museum curator who collected dolls. It is a gorgeous book, and the text is inspiring, and still relevant. It was published in 1970; "I see dolls in people, and people in dolls. I fall in love with utter abandon and delight. I embrace all the strange, mad, beautiful, sad, lonely figures o shadow and substance . . . And such is the collector's love . . to capture in quantity the shining rows of porcelains and bisques, that one cannot accuse her of avarice or monopoly. Her concern is evident. The multiplicity of dolls is a reflection only of an unfulfilled desire to protect her specimens from falling into less deserving hands." (Fox 26).

I've tried for years to find biographical information about Fox.  If anyone has information, please share.  He is an amazing writer and author, and has wonderful, eclectic taste in dolls.