Barbarella wrote:
"In 1932, NYC-based artist Lester Gaba built a one-hundred pound plaster model who appeared more natural and human than most mannequins at the time. Gaba named the mannequin "Cynthia", then, shortly after, she snowballed into celebrity status in the U.S. Her popularity was sparked by a Life Magazine photoshoot where Gaba brought Cynthia around New York City and posed with her. She made the cover of the magazine, and her look helped to emphasize just how lifelike mannequin designs had become."
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"In 1932, NYC-based artist Lester Gaba built a one-hundred pound plaster model who appeared more natural and human than most mannequins at the time. Gaba named the mannequin "Cynthia", then, shortly after, she snowballed into celebrity status in the U.S. Her popularity was sparked by a Life Magazine photoshoot where Gaba brought Cynthia around New York City and posed with her. She made the cover of the magazine, and her look helped to emphasize just how lifelike mannequin designs had become."
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