Mattel has also long claimed that Barbie has no influence on girls’ body image, pointing to whisper-thin models and even moms ... Barbie’s face to have less makeup and look younger, giving ...

There’s very little text in the exhibition “Barbie: A Cultural Icon,” at the ... The innocence ends there. Her eye makeup is heavy for a ’50s teen, and, Eve-like, she glances furtively ...