Michael Jackson dolls, 1984, by LJN Toys, LTD. #blackhistory #musicicon #kingofpop
Category Archives: modern black dolls
Michael Jackson Paper Doll Commemorative Edition 1958-2009
Six paper dolls feature #MichaelJackson throughout different phases of his career
Great Black Entertainers Paper Dolls
A #paperdoll book of famous Black entertainers
Clonette Baby DeiDei and Figurine
#Clonette dolls originated as an ere ibeji or replacement object for Yoruba mothers, who have a high incidence of twin births that result in the death of one twin.
Tribal Dancer Xhosa Woman
Made of leather, this doll represents a South African Xhosa woman. #doll #Xhosawoman
Josephine Baker Paper Dolls
A paper doll book by Bruce Patrick Jones includes three paper dolls of #JosephineBaker.
Paper Dolls of The Obamas (various)
This installation features various paper doll books of #theObamafamily.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and His Family Paper Dolls
Photos and description of a paper doll book of #MLKJr. and his family.
Ruby B.
Ruby B. represents 6-year-old Ruby Nell Bridges, the first African American child to desegregate the William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in November1960 during the New Orleans desegregation crisis.
Wilma
Wilma was inspired by the Norman Rockwell Painting “The problem We All Live With,” depicting Ruby Bridges.