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Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong by Effanbee is an all-vinyl 15-1/2-inch portrait doll of one of the greatest jazz trumpeters ever. #louisarmstrong #effanbee #portraitdoll #celebritydoll #characterdoll

Joe Louis by Bernard Ravca, circa 1940s, is a portrait doll of championship boxer, Joe Louis Barrow. #ooakdoll #papiermachedoll #Bernardravcadoll #1940sdoll #portraitdoll #characterdoll #militarydoll #artistdoll

Porcelain Pete

This 10-inch all-porcelain doll was made by an independent doll artist in 1980 using a
“Mandy” mold fashioned after Horsman’s 1957 vinyl doll, Pete. #reproductionpete #Pete #HorsmanPete #porcelainreproduction #characterdoll

Lil’ Liza Jane

Lil’ Liza Jane is a circa 1980s 16-inch doll with a porcelain/bisque head on a multiarticulated composition body. #OOAKdoll #bisqueandcompositiondoll #characterdoll #artistdoll

Ebony-Complexioned German Character Doll

1950s black character doll made of Tortulon (a hard plastic) has ethnically correct facial features. #blackdoll #madeingermany #dollmadeingermay #1950sblackdoll #tortulondoll #germancharacterdoll

The Rise of Red Queen Cinderella

A portrait doll of Brandy Norwood’s character, Queen Cinderella in Disney Descendants: The Rise of Red is featured. #portraitdoll #characterdoll #cinderelladoll #Brandynorwooddoll #Disneydescendantsdoll

Nancy Green “Aunt Jemima”

A 16-inch bisque and cloth doll represents Nancy Green, the original face of Aunt Jemima products. #auntjemimadoll #auntjemima #r.t.milling #mammydoll #bisquedoll #characterdoll

17th-Century-Costumed Young Queen Charlotte, Lady in Red

Young Queen Charlotte, Lady in Red is an 18-1/2-inch one-of-a-kind porcelain character doll by Goldie Wilson that honors 17th-century-costumed Young Queen Charlotte (Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz). #artistdoll #porcelaindoll #characterdoll #OOAKdoll #goldiewilsondoll

Sophia With the Gold Tooth

Sophia With the Gold Tooth is a 23-inch porcelain doll by Mary E. Washington. #originalporcelaindoll #porcelaindoll #maryewashington #artistdoll #dollwithagoldtooth #characterdoll

Life-Size Cassie From Tar Beach

Cassie From Tar Beach is an approximately 49-inch soft-sculptured doll that represents the character, Cassie, in Faith Ringgold’s children’s book, Cassie From Tar Beach. #faithringgolddoll #faithringgold #clothdoll #blackclothdoll #storybookdoll #storybookcharacterdoll #softsculptureddoll