Member Jenell Howell rang in the new year with a new doll, an all-original composition "Karen Ballerina" by Madame Alexander. Jenell said that this is one of the dolls she has been searching for over many years. This delightful dancer with near-mint clothing and hair is 15 inches tall.
According to Jenell, "Karen Ballerina" was produced in 1946 and came in three sizes, 15 inches, 18 inches, and 21 inches. The costume came in blue, pink, green, white, and yellow. The doll also would be made the transition year of 1947, when Madame Alexander moved from using composition to hard plastic.
Karen Balllerina" was influenced by a Margaret O'Brien movie filmed in 1946 and released in 1947, The Unfinished Dance, a movie set in the world of a ballet company
