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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. 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.

February Installations

Black history month announcement re: February installations

Ida B. Wells Barbie

Name: Ida B. Wells Barbie Made by and When: Mattel, 2021 Material: Vinyl with extra articulation at the elbows, wrists, and knees. Marks: (On the head) ©2011 Mattel; (on left buttocks in gold) HCE80; (right buttocks) ©2016 MATTEL / 1186 MJ, 1, NL / MADE IN INDONESIA Height: 11-1/2 inches on a Curvy Barbie bodyContinue reading “Ida B. Wells Barbie”

C. J. Walker

Name: C. J. Walker Made by and When: Madame Alexander, 2011 Material: Hard plastic Marks: (On the back) ALEXANDER Height: 10 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black wig in a pinned-up, early 1900s style; brown sleep eyes with attached molded upper eyelashes and painted lower eyelashes, closed mouth with painted red lips Clothes: As described byContinue reading “C. J. Walker”

Bessie Coleman

Name: Bessie Coleman Made by and When: Madame Alexander, 2009 Material: Hard plastic Marks: (On the back) ALEXANDER Height: 10 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black wig styled in a bob with bangs, brown sleep eyes with attached molded upper eyelashes and painted lower eyelashes, closed mouth with painted red lips Clothes: The doll’s very detailedContinue reading “Bessie Coleman”

Josephine Baker

Name: Josephine Baker Made by and When: Madame Alexander, 2007 Material: Hard plastic Marks: (On the back) ALEXANDER, (on the buttocks) 200/400* Height: 10 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black bob-style wig, brown sleep eyes with attached molded upper eyelashes and painted lower eyelashes, closed mouth with painted red lips Clothes/Accessories: The metallic and pearl bikiniContinue reading “Josephine Baker”