Heidi Ott’s 18- and 12-inch dolls are described as African in the artist’s 1988 catalog. #heidiott #artistdolls #africanchildrendolls #dollsmadeinswitzerland
Category Archives: modern black dolls
Sergio Valente the Male Fashion Doll and Miss Sergio Valente
Sergio Valente the Male Fashion Doll and Miss Sergio Valente are 1980s advertising fashion dolls used to promote Sergio Valente jeans. #Sergiovalente #Sergiovalentedolls #fashiondolls #maleandfemalefashiondolls
Red, White, ‘n Warm Christie
Red, White, ‘n Warm Christie is a reproduction of the 1968 Christie dressed in a reproduction of the 1969 Red, White, ‘N Warm fashion. #reproductionbarbie #christie #mattel #barbie #modernreproductiondoll
Pop Life Christie
Released in 2009, Pop Life Christie is from the 50th Anniversary Barbie Pivotal Barbie Gold Collection. #poplifechristie #50thanniversarybarbiecollection #barbie #blackbarbie #christiedoll #articulatedbarbie
Barbie Music Series Aaliyah
Barbie Signature Music Series Aaliyah commemorates the 30th anniversary of Aaliyah’s debut album, “Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number.” The doll’s outfit is inspired by Aaliyah’s “One in a Million” music video fashion. #Aaliyah #Aaliyahbarbie #Barbiesignature #Barbiemusicseries #portraitdoll #celebritydoll
Love ‘n Touch Real Sister
Love ‘n Touch Real Sister by Mattel ©1980 is a 15-inch doll with soft ‘skin.” #loventouchdoll #mattel #1980sdoll #popular1980sdoll
Love ‘N Touch Baby
Love ‘n Touch baby by Mattel from 1979 is a 12-inch doll with realistic feeling vinyl and a weighted, floppy head. #Mattel #babydoll #loventouchdoll #blackbabydoll
Soul Sister
Soul Sister by Fun-World, Inc., c. 1970s, considered a highly collectible doll, is notable for oversized eyes and attire reminiscent of the 1970s. #Soulsisterdoll #1970sdolls #susiesadeyes #margaretkeane
Colonial Williamsburg Eve and Bristol
Sold through The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg, the Eve dolls represent a real person enslaved by Peyton Randolph, a planter from the Colony of 1740s Virginia. Bristol’s costume reflects an American Revolutionary War soldier influence. #blackclothdoll #clothdoll #merrymakersdoll #colonialwilliamsburgdoll
Black Barbie 45th
Released in 2025, Barbie™ celebrates Black History Month with a 45th anniversary tribute to the first ever Black Barbie doll and the creator, Kitty (Louvenia) Black Perkins. #firstblackbarbie #4thanniversaryblackbarbie #blackbarbie #blackbarbietribute #kittyblackperkins #barbie