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Details
- Dimensions
- 19ʺW × 0.75ʺD × 13ʺH
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Period
- 1950s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Glass
- Paper
- Wood
- Condition
- Good Condition, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Ivory
- Condition Notes
- Excellent vintage condition with age appropriate wear and signs of use. Excellent vintage condition with age appropriate wear and signs of use. less
- Description
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Offering a delightful circa 1950 poster print titled "What is a Girl?" displayed in its original 1950s painted wood frame. …
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Offering a delightful circa 1950 poster print titled "What is a Girl?" displayed in its original 1950s painted wood frame. The print features a whimsical (and remarkably forward-thinking, for the time) description of the special character attributes and virtues of little girls -- with particular focus on their curiosity, high energy, and mischievousness! The description is paired with a wonderful black and white image (that is absolutely of the period) featuring a little girl seated on the floor hard at work cutting her doll's hair. The poster is trimmed out in a bright band of pink. Such a fun mid-20th century vintage piece! The full text is as follows:
"Little girls are the nicest things that happen to people. They are born with a little bit of angel-shine about them and though it wears thin sometimes, there is always enough left to lasso your heart – even when they are sitting in the mud, crying temperamental tears, or parading up the street in mother’s best clothes.
A little girl can be sweeter (and badder) oftener than anyone else in the world. She can jitter around, and stomp, and make funny noises that frazzle your nerves, yet just when you open your mouth, she stands there demure with that special look in her eyes. A girl is Innocence playing in the mud, Beauty standing on its head, and Motherhood dragging a doll by the foot.
Girls are available in all colors – black, white, red, yellow, brown, and everything in between – yet Mother Nature always manages to select your favorite color when you place your order. They disprove the law of supply and demand – there are millions of little girls but each is as precious as rubies.
God borrows from many creatures to make a little girl. He uses the song of a bird, the squeal of a pig, the stubbornness of a mule, the antics of a monkey, the spryness of a grasshopper, the curiosity of a cat, the speed of a gazelle, the slyness of a fox, the softness of a kitten, and to top it all off, he adds the mysterious mind of a woman.
She is loudest when you are thinking, the prettiest when she has provoked you, the busiest at bed time, the quietest when you want to show her off, and the most flirtatious when she absolutely must not get the best of you again.
Who else can cause you more grief, joy, irritation, satisfaction, embarrassment and genuine delight than this combination of Eve, Salome, and Florence Nightingale?
She can muss up your home, your hair, and your dignity – spend your money, your time, and your temper – then just when your patience is ready to crack, her sunshine peeks through and you’ve lost again.
Yes, she is a nerve-wracking nuisance, just a noisy bundle of mischief. But when your dreams tumble down and the world is a mess – when it seems you are pretty much of a fool after all – she can make you a king or a queen when she climbs on your knee and whispers, 'I love you best of all!'” less
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