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  • The "Golliwogg" (later "Golliwog") is a character of children's literature created by Florence Kate Upton in the late 19th century, inspired by a blackface minstrel doll which Upton had as a child in America ...

    Latest Articles 2009

  • "Am I the only one who thinks the first photo there is actually of a Golliwogg on a cake?"

    Merry Misfits 2009

  • Am I the only one who thinks the first photo there is actually of a Golliwogg on a cake?

    Merry Misfits 2009

  • Children will like the funny, brightly colored pictures in this large oblong book, and will be fascinated by the Golliwogg.

    A Mother's List of Books for Children Gertrude Weld Arnold

  • Dossier, when we were doing the first series, I saw an article about the Golliwogg books, Florence Upton's original Golliwogg books, which end with an O double G rather than OG.

    The Comics Journal admin 2010

  • I was talking to Alan and I said, "This is very interesting: She never trademarked the Golliwogg, so as soon as the character became popular, people just changed the spelling a bit and ripped her off."

    The Comics Journal admin 2010

  • Dossier, I'd got a reprint of one of the Golliwogg books, and there's some strange bit of text in there where he's described as the King of Panky-Wank.

    The Comics Journal admin 2010

  • Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls and a Golliwogg, The.

    A Mother's List of Books for Children Gertrude Weld Arnold

  • The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls and a Golliwogg ........

    A Mother's List of Books for Children Gertrude Weld Arnold

  • * The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls and a Golliwogg.

    A Mother's List of Books for Children Gertrude Weld Arnold

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