Florence Kate Upton was an American-born English cartoonist and author most famous for creating the Golliwogg character in a series of children's books. The golliwog or golly is usually depicted as a type of rag doll. It was reproduced, both by commercial and hobby toy-makers and had great popularity in the UK and Australia into the 1970s. The doll is characterised by black skin, eyes rimmed in white, red lips and frizzy hair.
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