A PHOTOGRAPHIC INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD'S MOST LOVABLE STUFFED ANIMALS - THE SOCK MONKEYS. THIS CAST OF CHARACTERS IS SURE TO PUT A SMILE ON ANYONE'S FACE.
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DAILY NEWS : Arts
Face book for sock monkeys BY SHERRYL CONNELLY
Sunday, April 20th 2008
Ron Warren has been the director of the Mary Boone Gallery for 24 years and there's no question that contemporary art is his thing. But then he started in with the sock monkeys.
He was given his first in 1985. To his own surprise, Warren found himself explaining the heritage of the homespun craft to the friend who had gifted him. Warren made the point that no two sock monkeys are alike.
"I decided I was going to find another to demonstrate that each has a different personality," he recalls.
Well, he has since made the point 2,025 times over. ("I have yet to admit what I'm up to," he confesses.) Some of the monkeys are in storage and others arranged on the sideboard in his Chelsea townhouse.
Of course, not all them made it into what photographer Arne Svenson refers to as the "little sock monkey bible." But those appearing in "Sock Monkeys" (teNeues, $19.95) got the royal treatment.
Svenson went to the Metropolitan Museum to study portraiture and photographed each sock monkey as one would an ancestral portrait.
"I used an enormous camera and focused on the eyes," he said. "Of course, in this case the eyes are buttons."
But everyone knows buttons are the windows into a doll's soul. -- http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/arts/2008/04/20/2008-04-20_face_book_for_sock_monkeys.html
From the Publisher
* An American cultural ritual which was started by mothers in the early 1900s--the method and materials of sock monkey production remain for the most part unchanged!
* A comprehensive chronicle of this engaging folk art
* An idea book--inspiration for fun arts and crafts projects
* A fun gift sure to raise a whimsical smile
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We love Sock Monkey!,
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The photos of the sock monkeys are like colorful portraits of relatives and friends; my six-year-old is convinced that one of the photos is of his big brother's best friend, Calder. He's also sure that another photo of a somewhat stern looking monkey is absolutely and unequivocally our (meanish) neighbor down the street. Our 15-year-old is entranced with the outlandish outfits that some of the monekys are sporting. The book is a perfect size and has the look and feel of a marvelously kooky schoolbook from my childhood.
I tried to get the 2008 sock monkey calendar by Arne Svenson and Ron Warren, but it was sold out by the time I ordered. This time I didn't wait. I just bought multiples of the book and am putting them away as fun gifts for the holidays.
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This little book is packed with a huge amount of character and creativity. The sock monkeys have a loveable humor and sincerity that comes from the hearts and fingers of all the many people who sewed them. The pictures are nice on the eyes because the colors are rich and beautiful and the textures of the yarns and fabrics are touchable. This book is being loved by everyone in my entire family. It's a great book.
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Who knew that two buttons, a pom-pom and a length of thread sewn onto a sock could bear an uncanny resemblance to your aunt Lucille? Read the first page Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Who knew that two buttons, a pom-pom and a length of thread sewn onto a sock could bear an uncanny resemblance to your aunt Lucille? Read the first page Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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