Before she became a TV icon as Donna Stone in the long-running series, The Donna Reed Show, the beauteous star from Iowa had a very successful career as an top MGM contract player. She graced the silver screen in many hit films including The Portrait of Dorian Gray, Green Dolphin Street , The Human Comedy and The Last Time I Saw Paris. Her most famous role was that of Mary Bailey in the Frank Capra Christmas classic, It¿s a Wonderful Life. She won the 1953 Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress for From Here to Eternity. This new authorized paper doll book created by David Wolfe features two Donna Reed dolls and eight pages of costumes from many of her MGM films, from the early Shadow of the Thin Man in 1941 to The Benny Goodman Story in 1956, encompassing the very different fashion styles prevalent in two decades.

本作は、オスカー女優ドナ・リードが体現した黄金期ハリウッドの気高き美学を、紙人形という形式で結晶化させた至高の文化資料です。四十年代の重厚な造形から五十年代の洗練へと移ろう時代の息吹を、衣装という言語で鮮烈に描き出した芸術的価値を持つ一冊と言えます。 スクリーンで一瞬に消える美を静止させ、手元で永遠に留める点は本書独自の魅力です。実写映画が物語の躍動を伝えるのに対し、本書は衣装を自ら手に取ることで、女優の魂と親密に対話する体験を叶えます。映像と本書の往復こそが、不滅のスターの輝きを多角的に紐解く鍵となるでしょう。