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Artist Bears Michele Brown
Limited European Edition 500 pieces each model
Mohair plush, firm polyester filling
From Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol"
Ebenezer Scrooge 20983-4 40 cm 15.8 inches
Tiny Tim 20985-8 31 cm 12.2 inches
Michele Brown
Michele Brown, a native of Texas, started her career in 1989 as a designer of collectible bears. Since 1998 she designs for HERMANN-Coburg in conjunction with Columbus International. She uses her extensive knowledge she acquired as a New York fashion designer to create her imaginative hand made teddy bears. She won numerous awards, including the prestigious Golden Teddy Award in 1996. Michele is recognized as one of the top five American teddy bear artists. For the 2000 HERMANN collection she has designed, two new bears and a cat.
Charles Dickens and his Christmas Story
In 1843 Charles Dickens (1812-1870) wrote "A Christmas Carol", one of the world's most famous Christmas stories. In the story the stingy Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three ghosts on Christmas - the "Past, Present and Future". This leads him to become a gracious citizen and help out Tiny Tim.
