The Art of Barbie Book

Hey Barbie, how did you do it? One day there you were with nothing more than a zebra-striped bathing suit and a sideways glance, and next thing you're a pop icon. Everybody loves you, girl. In The Art of Barbie, more than 100 artists, photographers, illustrators, and fashion designers--still playing Barbie after all these years--pay tribute to the world's most popular doll. A stunning visual homage, the book features the work of Calvin Klein, Betsey Johnson, Kenny Scharf, Seymour Chwast, Chuck Jones, Janet Woolley, Karl Lagerfeld, Francesco Scavullo, Rev. Howard Finster, Bob Mackie, Yves Saint Laurent, Warhol, and more--with each offering a fresh, surprising, playful, sometimes provocative vision of the original dream girl. 50,000 copies in print.

Say happy birthday to an American legend. Introduced 35 years ago, Barbie is by far the most popular doll ever created. To celebrate, over 100 artists, photographers, fashion designers, illustrators, and Barbie-philes created a stunning visual homage in full color and black-and-white. Witty, surprising, and irreverent interpretations, from the creator of The Art of Mickey Mouse.