Raggedy Ann

To amuse his sick daughter Marcella, illustrator and cartoonist Johnny Gruelle made up stories about her favorite rag doll. In 1915 Gruelle patented his design for a rag doll he named Raggedy Ann. She had a simple dress, large apron, scalloped pantaloons, and striped leggings. After Marcella’s death in 1916, Gruelle wrote down the stories […]