Elizabeth Eckford is a 20-inch felt and cloth, one-of-a-kind portrait doll of 15-year-old Elizabeth Eckford, one of the “Little Rock Nine” students who desegregated Central High School in Little Rock Arkansas on September 4, 1957. #littlerocknine #centralhighschool #schooldesegregation #civilrightsmovement
Tag Archives: cloth doll
Cassie From Tar Beach
Cassie from Tar Beach represents the protagonist in the book of the same name by Faith Ringgold. #blackclothdoll, #Cassiefromtarbeach #faithringgold
Traditional Folk Art Doll of Puerto Rico
A traditional doll from Puerto Rico, handmade by Ivelisse Pabon. #handmadedoll #clothdoll #puertoricanheritagedoll #traditionalfolkartdoll
1940s-1960s Black Cloth (Folk Art/Mammy/Rag) Dolls
This installation includes examples of handmade black cloth dolls made during the 1940s-1960s. #blackdoll #blackclothdoll #mammydoll #blackraggedyanntypedoll
Church Dolls
This installation includes handmade Black Church Dolls made by the curator. #churchdoll #blackchurchdoll #handmadedoll #clothdoll
Tina
Tina is a felt artist doll by Debbie Richmond for MasterPiece Galleries from the year 2000. #blackfeltdoll #artistdoll #blackdoll #doll #collectibledoll
Floria
Floria is a felt doll by Anili of Italy. #blackdoll #feltdoll #Anilidoll #AniliScavinidoll #artistdoll
Quinn and Rae Cloth Dolls
Quinn and Rae are linen cloth dolls with story hangtags by HarperIman, a black-owned doll company. #blackowned #blackowneddollscompany, #blackclothdolls #clothdolls
Willemena
Soft-sculptured doll by doll artist, Jan Shackelford has a character face. #clothdoll #blackclothdoll #artistclothdoll #blackdoll
Fauna, T. J.’s Gingerbread House Doll
T. J. Robinson’s Gingerbread House in Oakland California sold black cloth dolls. #blackdoll #blackclothdoll #TJRobinsonsGingerbreadhouse #Gingerbreadhouserestaurant,