Art Lies, Volume 50, Spring 2006 Page: 33
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I DISCOVERED THIS AVERSION ON
MY FIFTH BIRTHDAY, WHEN MY
PARENTS GAVE ME A GIANT,EXTRA-
VIAGANT CORPSE OF A THING, WH1CH
WOULD OPEN iTS HUGE BLACK EYES
AT YOU WHEN YOU SAT HER UP-
RIGHT... IT MUST'VE BEEN FRIGHT-
FULLY EXPENSIVE FOP THEM... 1 TRIED TO BE GRACIOUS, BUT L
WOKE UP YELLING NEXT TO IT TOO
MANY TIMES, AND SO ONE DAYCnME
HOME TO FIND HER BANISHED DO
THE ATTIC, FOREVER.,I HAD A FAVORITE, TOO.., AN ANONYMOUS YOUNG
WOMAN IN HER TERRIBLE MODERN(AND NOWTHAT
I THINK OF IT, ALMOST SCANDOLOUS) SLP.,, I LIKED
TO IMAGINE HER AS BEING JUST LIKE ME, AND I WOULD
SET HER BY MY BEDSIDE LAMP LOOKING AT HER AS r
DRIFTED OFF TO SLEEP... SHE WORE A PARTY DRESS
THAT I'D PUT ON HER SO MANY T)MES THE TABS HAD
COMPLETELY TORN OFF, A STEEL PAPER CLIP CRINKLING
HIER AT THE WAIST INSTEAD..I SUPPOSE I SHOULD FIND OUT WHAT 15 ACTUALLY UP
THEREE, THOUGH I DON'T THIN I COULD MANE ITr
MYSELF ANYMORE .. MIGHT HIRE SOMEONE--THE
HANDYMAN? THE TENANTS ? BUT WOULD THEY TRY
TO STEAL FROM ME?SHE'D COME PRINTED WITH A MAN TOO, IN A SUIT (OR)
COVERALLS,,BUT I ALWAYS KEPT HIM IN THE BOX..
HIS UNDERGARMENTS EMBARRASSED ME,.Chris Ware, Paper Dolls, 2003
THE PAPER SCULPTURE BOOK
Editor: Sina NajafiARTL!ES Spring 2006 33
I RATHER LIKED PAPER DOLLS, HOWEVER --THE
LITTLE KINGS,QUEENS AND THEATRICAL CELEBRITIES
IN THEIR TASTEFULLY ENGRAVED UNDERCLOTHES WHICH
WOULD APPEAR TN THE COLOR SUPPLEMENTS, LOOKING
OUT EAGERLY OVER YOUR SHOULDER AT THE WORLD
INTO WHICH YOU COULD FREE THEM WfITH JUST A
SCISSORS AND A STEADY HANDD.
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Bryant, John & Gupta, Anjali. Art Lies, Volume 50, Spring 2006, periodical, 2006; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth228015/m1/35/: accessed May 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .