Doll News Summer 2017 - 92

Searching for 13 Rare
By Shelia Meyer

T

he most expensive item in Terri Lee's wardrobe of fashions
is a rare mink coat that originally sold for $295. In 1952
Violet Lee Gradwohl declared "Terri Lee" as the "best
dressed doll in the world" and had created 13 silver blue mink
coats. The question is, "Where are these coats today?" Four of
the coats have been located; nine remain unaccounted for.
The Terri Lee Doll Company had its beginnings with
Maxine Sunderman Runci, the niece of Violet Lee Gradwohl.
Maxine was a very talented young woman and professional
artist - graduating from the prestigious Chicago Art Institute
in Chicago, Illinois. Maxine had only one child, a girl whom
she named Drienne. When Drienne was two years old, Maxine
sculpted Drienne's likeness. Aunt Vi thought the sculpture was
wonderful, and although her knowledge of dolls was extremely
limited, Vi decided to take the sculpture back to her home in
Lincoln, Nebraska, and try her hand at doll-making. She began
her efforts in the kitchen of her own home. Vi's only child was
nicknamed, "Terri Lee" - thus, in 1946 the beloved "Terri Lee"
doll was born.
While studying and observing dolls prior to 1946, one
can't help but notice that most all dolls of that time period had
blue eyes - not so with "Terri Lee." Vi chose nothing but the
finest materials to create a fabulous and beautiful wardrobe,
with over 500 outfits being made. The first dolls were made
of composition, which did not hold up well, and Vi began

A "Terri Lee" coloring contest was sponsored by Readmore, a local
bookstore. Children were encouraged to color and name a pony.
Winners received each received a real pony.
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Summer 2017

Carol Robertson of West Terre Haute, Indiana, wins first
place in the tenth anniversary "Terri Lee" Contest.



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