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As spring makes its way to Rochester, days are longer, new birdcalls fill the air, and I\u2019m newly aware of\u2014rabbits. Yes, there\u2019s the Easter Bunny each springtime, but my rabbit radar ranges much more broadly. Since I\u2019m a gardener, rabbits aren\u2019t always my friends. Cute as they may be, rabbits seem somewhat less charming as they mow down seedlings or nip off the fresh and delicious growth on perennials in my flowerbeds. On the other hand, as a curator, the rabbits I find in The Strong\u2019s collection are a different matter and I\u2019m much more inclined to smile benevolently as they crop up in toys or games.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Uncle Wiggily Game, 1937. The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

One rabbit that I recall from my childhood is Uncle Wiggily. Not familiar with him? He started back in 1910 in stories that Howard Garis wrote for the Newark News<\/em> and he and his fellow characters went on to help Garis publish almost 80 children\u2019s books in his lifetime. I\u2019m not certain that I inherited any copies of those books from my mom, but my sister and I played an Uncle Wiggily board game that pitted the elderly rabbit with his candy-striped cane against various adversaries and obstacles as he hobbled down the path to Dr. Possum\u2019s office to get his rheumatism medication. At least in the game version, Uncle Wiggily was on the innocuous side (a bit like Mickey Mouse in that regard), but I was much more amused by the names of his foes such as Skeezicks and the Bad Pipsisewah.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Bunny plush figure from Goodnight Moon, 1991, gift of Carolyn Vang Schuler. The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

While Uncle Wiggily ranks as a senior rabbit, the younger end of the spectrum is represented by the little bunny in Margaret Wise Brown\u2019s 1947 picture book Goodnight Moon<\/em>. Reportedly Brown gave illustrator Clement Hurd minimal instructions as to what she was looking for and Hurd adapted to the assignment by making the characters rabbits\u2014he felt more confident drawing bunnies than people. Despite sluggish initial sales, the book went on to become a children\u2019s classic and a favorite bedtime story to wind down the day and send kids peacefully off to dreamland. Naturally, some of those kids wanted to snuggle into bed with their own plush version of the rabbit from the story.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Velveteen Rabbit, 2004. The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Another storybook rabbit, this time from 1921\u2019s The Velveteen Rabbit<\/em>, has also made the leap into The Strong\u2019s collection. Margery Williams\u2019s tale about a stuffed animal who yearns to become real through the love of his owner has endured in the hearts of children and adults for more than a century now. Certainly, looking around the plush animals and dolls in the museum\u2019s holdings, I can see signs of the deep affection that has been lavished upon them over the years as they were clutched for comfort. Their repaired stitching and threadbare fur make tangible some of the meaning they held for their little owners. Some may find The Velveteen Rabbit too sentimental for their tastes, but the story holds powerful emotions for some of us (including yours truly). It therefore feels fitting that a 3-D version of that rabbit makes its permanent home at The Strong.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Bugs Bunny bank, 1995, The Iris F. Hollander November Collection, donated by Mort and Iris November in honor of her mother, Celeste Coriene Flaxman. The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

But to end on a lighter note, let\u2019s turn to the movies and the wisecracking hare of countless Warner Brothers cartoon shorts\u2014none other than Bugs Bunny. A direct descendant of classic trickster characters from folk tales and literature around the world, Bugs holds a special place in the hearts of his many fans, although his nemesis Elmer Fudd and even Daffy Duck undoubtedly feel less cordial toward him. Bugs and Elmer faced off for the first time in the 1940 short A Wild Hare <\/em>in which Bugs uttered his timeless catchphrase, \u201cWhat\u2019s up, Doc?\u201d The player of innumerable pranks, Bugs Bunny has seen toys and other products bearing his likeness proliferate over the years, almost breeding like, well, rabbits. At The Strong, our collection includes products far beyond the anticipated Bugs Bunny plush figures, encompassing everything from jigsaw puzzles to PEZ dispensers to video games and yo-yos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have no doubt that the rabbits in The Strong\u2019s collection will continue to thrive and multiply. Even as I write this, I\u2019m visualizing more examples on shelves and in cases throughout the museum. Roger Rabbit. Peter Rabbit. Babs Bunny. The Runaway Bunny. The list goes on and on. I guess you can\u2019t keep a good bunny down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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