Kendall deBoer writes what may be the first critical history of wedding cake toppers, tying frilly white doves and normative bride-and-groom couples to feminist art and DIY craft practices that offer opportunities for creativity and fantasy.

Kendall DeBoer uses the analytical framework of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” to explore the life and work of one prolific world builder—modernist painter, set designer, and poet Florine Stettheimer.