Call it the joy factory. Mattel brands have never been more present in pop culture as the pioneering toymaker celebrates its ...

The Margot Robbie-led Barbie movie is a smash hit, and its take on Barbieland is filled with colorful Barbies and Kens made ...

Mattel has been a publicly traded company since 1960, one year after Ruth invented the plucky, curvy doll that became an American icon. Barbie was the overnight sensation that took Mattel into the ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Old Dominion University's Barry Art Museum's "Out of the Box: a Barbie Doll Retrospective" exhibit examines ...

Mattel is continuing its ongoing 80th anniversary celebrations with the Toys As Art, Art Inspired By Toys: Mattel’s 80th ...

Barbie. The famous doll was developed in 1959 by Ruth Handler for the company, Mattel, to continue the legacy of the fashion doll, but with a more modern, transformative approach for the times.

On March 9, 1959, the first Barbie doll was introduced at the American Toy Fair in New York City, becoming the first ...

(Gail Borden Public Library) “Meet Ruth Handler ... Toy manufacturer Mattel Inc. expanded its lineup of Barbie dolls to be more representative and inclusive during the late 1970s through ...