Gilad Koriski's Photography blogI guess Harvey was a baby too. This rubber rabbit is shown here with two celluloid children dolls from the 1920s. Well, it’s not really Harvey but these two children celluloid dolls are real and are estimated to be from the 1920s. I love these freehand, painted facial features, since it’s hand-applied and had to be drawn fast, it may express anything from sweetness to sheer horror.
Handling this little old celluloid baby, while setting up the shot, made me think about the child who first received it as a present.
Was it for Christmas, or a birthday, or just because she/he was the apple of their parents eyes. It made me think about the happiness it brought them, little sparkles of joy on their life’s timeline, and how they are probably no more… and the home of this and other toys I shoot, is a box or a drawer.
I’m happy I can put it in the spotlight again.
Here’s a little mechanical celluloid toy. Its pose made it a natural candidate to challenge Superman.
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I thought it would be sweet to bring these celluloid boy and rubber sheep together, for a photo-op.