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Farrah Fawcett doll with skateboards

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Farah Fawcett Doll and skateboards
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Object Details

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Fawcett, Farrah

Description (Brief)

Farrah Fawcett doll with skateboards. The doll has blond hair and is dressed in a red shirt, blue denim shorts and knee high white boots. There are 4 red skateboards that accompany the doll with loops in the top of each to received the dolls feet so she stands on the skateboard.
This Farrah Fawcett doll chronicles one of the more popular episodes from the TV series Charlie’s Angels when Farrah rode a skateboard to catch the ‘bad guy’. This series was one of the first to portray women in a position of power and in typical 70s style, still maintaining a beautiful hairdo. These dolls were produced in 1977 complete with go-go boots and skateboard. It also reflects the growing impact that popular culture was having on the consumer during the 1970s. These “barbie” dolls and character dolls modeled after television and movie characters were becoming increasingly popular.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1977

ID Number

2022.0032.01

accession number

2022.0032

catalog number

2022.0032.01

Object Name

doll, skateboarding

Physical Description

plastic (overall material)
fabric (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 9 in x 3 in x 1 1/2 in; 22.86 cm x 7.62 cm x 3.81 cm

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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Sports & Leisure

Data Source

National Museum of American History

name of sport

skateboarding

web subject

Women
Television

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng4432acfd7-92b0-4071-8359-a50d05d12a15

Record ID

nmah_2015002

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