A tribute doll to Claudette Colvin who at age 15 was arrested for not giving her bus seat to a white woman in Birmingham, AL. #Jimcrowera, #segregatedsouth #civilrights #blackhistory
Category Archives: OOAK black dolls
Sarah Collins Tribute Doll
A tribute doll to the fifth little girl, a survivor of the 16th Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama. #blackhistory #blackdollhistory #ooakblackdoll
Ruby Bridges
Miniature porcelain Ruby Bridges tribute doll #Rubybridgesdoll #Rubybridges
Cloth and Papier-Mâché-Sculpted Doll
One-of-a-kind papier-mache doll with sculpted facial features. #blackpapiermachedoll #blackdoll
Handmade Elderly Couple
Handmade elderly black cloth dolls with gray hair
#blaclothdolls
Holiday Almeda
A Leo-Moss-type-doll by Tutu Souza #LeoMossdollreproduction #Leomoss
Fannie Lou Hamer
#blackhistory A Fannie Lou Hamer tribute doll by Gloria Y. Rone is curated.
Destiny – A Ruby Bridges Tribute
Destiny was inspired by Ruby Nell Bridges, who at age six in 1960 became the first Black child to enroll in William Franz Elementary School in New Orleans.
Ruby Bridges #1 and the Series
Name: Ruby Bridges #1 and the Ruby Bridges Doll Series Made by and When: Gloria Y. Rone, 2021 Material: Polymer clay Marks: Signed and dated by the artist Height: 9 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black hair sculpted from polymer clay, sculpted and painted side-glancing eyes, smiling mouths with painted teeth Clothes: The single Ruby BridgesContinue reading “Ruby Bridges #1 and the Series”
Harriet Tubman
Name: Harriet Tubman Made by and When: Gloria Y. Rone, 2021 Material: Polymer clay Marks: Signed and dated by the artist Heights: 9-1/2, 12, and 14 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Sculpted headscarves made of polymer clay cover their heads, sculpted and painted facial features, closed mouths Clothes: 9-1/2-inch Harriet: The standing, shortest Harriet is madeContinue reading “Harriet Tubman”