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Creative Mannequins
Due Thursday, April 30th
Mannequin
• A.K.A. Manikin, dummy, lay figure, or dress form.
• French word, mannequin, meaning “an artist’s jointed model”
• Flemish word, manneken, meaning “little man, figurine”
Use of Mannequins
• A doll used by artists, tailors, dressmakers, and window dressers to display or fit clothing.
• During the 1950s, mannequins were used in nuclear tests to help show the effects of nuclear weapons on humans.
• The term is also used for life-sized dolls with simulated airways used in the teaching of first aid and CPR.
Artist Model• A tool for drawing gesture movements.