Tom Tierney was a prolific creator of paper doll books. He was trained as an artist and worked as an illustrator for department stores before turning to paper dolls in the 1970s. "Meticulously drawn and colored, and annotated with historical information, Mr. Tierney’s paper-doll books are not just for children—and some are not for children at all. His aim, he often said, was to contribute to the visual literature of costume history," noted his New York Times obituary. "Pope John Paul II, shown a copy of Mr. Tierney’s book about him by a visitor to the Vatican, blessed it and asked where he might get one of his own."
Books
Empire Fashions Coloring Book
2001
Celtic Fashions Coloring Book
2002
Ancient Egyptian Fashions Coloring Book
1999
Tudor and Elizabethan Fashions Coloring Book
2000
Great Fashion Designs of the Thirties Paper Dolls
32 Haute Couture Costumes by Schiaparelli, Molyneux, Mainbocher, and Others
1984
Early Victorian Costumes Paper Dolls
1998
Medieval Costumes Paper Dolls
1996
Little Italian Girl Paper Doll
1992
Little Women Paper Dolls
1994
Victorian Fashions Coloring Book
1997
Colonial and Early American Fashions
1998
Fashions of the Old South Coloring Book
2004
Byzantine Fashions
2002
Henry VIII and His Wives Paper Dolls
1999
Southern Belles Paper Dolls
1993
Ancient Egyptian Costumes Paper Dolls
1997
Great Fashion Designs of the Fifties Paper Dolls
30 Haute Couture Costumes by Dior, Balenciaga and Others
1985
Civil War Fashions Coloring Book
1997
American Family of the Colonial Era Paper Dolls in Full Color
1983
French Baroque and Rococo Fashions
2002
American Family of the Victorian Era Paper Dolls
1986
Medieval Fashions Coloring Book
1998
Fashions of the Regency Period Paper Dolls
1996
Great Fashion Designs of the Twenties
Paper Dolls in Full Color
1983
Santa Claus Paper Dolls in Full Color
1983
Favorite Storybook Characters Paper Doll
1997
Late Victorian and Edwardian Fashions Coloring Book
2005
French Fashion Designers Paper Dolls
1900-1950
2002
Great Fashion Designs of the Sixties Paper Dolls
32 Haute Couture Costumes by Courreges, Balmain, Saint-Laurent and Others
1991
Marie Antoinette Paper Dolls
2001
Renaissance Fashions Coloring Book
2000
Great Fashion Designs of the Forties Paper Dolls
32 Haute Couture Costumes by Hattie Carnegie, Adrian, Dior and Others
1987
