Dare Wright and The Lonely Doll

Dare Wright photographed and wrote the best selling series of The Lonely Doll Books. They tell the story of Edith, a doll that wants to find friends and when two bears enter her life, love and acceptance come too. Dare’s haunting and beautiful black and white images not only convey Edith’s adventures but also the moments of loneliness refecting the fears and isolation many of us face in childhood. Perhaps it is this honesty  that has made the books so enduring.

Dare Wright’s goddaughter, actor and writer Brook Ashley featured in several of Dare’s books and has now written a biography of Dare Wright. Her book is a unique and intimate portrait with more than four hundred of Dare’s own photographs, self portraits, family snaps and stills from her books. The book reveals the story behind the enigmatic images that have cast a spell over generations of children and adults.

Photographer Dare Wright.

Brook Ashley

Dare Wright’s Goddaughter.

Brook and Edith

Photograph By Dare Wright

Dare Wright’s mother, Edith Stevenson Wright (Edie), was one of the 20th century’s most accomplished American portrait artists.

Dare photographing her  Madame Pompadour Lenci Doll for Lona, A Fairy Tale.

Dare and her brother Blaine.

Edith and Little Bear. Photography by Dare Wright.