Lot 11609A:
RARE LEWIS SORENSEN PRESIDENTIAL DOLL COLLECTION
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11609a RARE LEWIS SORENSEN PRESIDENTIAL DOLL COLLECTION EXTREMELY RARE Lewis Sorensen (1910-1985) Presidential Doll Collection with U.S. Presidents and 1st Ladies from John Adams to Harry Truman originally commissioned by 1stLady Eleanor Roosevelt. There are only 3 sets in existence. Mr. Sorensen developed his own method of making the dolls, first sculpting the features in clay. This is covered in order to make a mold. In the mold is castpaper mache which is covered in a thin coating of wax. His own formula incorporated the flesh tones and the color right into the wax. The bodies are made of cloth and the head, arms, lower legs and feet are made ofwax. Using his dressmaking talent, Mr. Sorensen sewed each costume for the dolls right onto the body. This collection being offered today includes 54 dolls. The following presidents are included with their1st ladies: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin VanBuren, Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James Knox Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin
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