OOAK black dolls – DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum™

One-of-a-kind Primitive Folk-art Dolls

OOAK primitive folk-art cloth dolls by Barbara Elsleger are featured in this installation with smaller handmade cloth dolls by the same artist. #blackclothdolls #folkart dolls, #OOAKclothdolls, #primitivedolls #barbaraelsleger

Joey and Amanda

Joey and Amanda are one-of-a-kind polymer clay dolls made by Faye Corcoran Baker during the 1980s. #OOAKdoll #oneofakinddoll #fayecorcoranbaker #artistdolls

OOAK Dolls by Sylvia Curry

One-of-a-kind polymer clay and cloth, hand-sculpted artist dolls by Sylvia Curry range in size from 17 to 28 inches tall.

Claudette Colvin Tribute Doll

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

Ruby Bridges

Miniature porcelain Ruby Bridges tribute doll #Rubybridgesdoll #Rubybridges

Handmade Elderly Couple

Handmade elderly black cloth dolls with gray hair
#blaclothdolls

Portraits of Caleb and Logan

Name: Portraits of Caleb and Logan Made by and When: Ping Lau, 2008 Material: Resin heads, shoulder plates, arms, and legs; stuffed brown cloth bodies Marks: Hand-signed on the backs: Ping Lau/2008/Portrait of Caleb (and) Ping Lau/2008/Portrait of Logan Height: 13 and 10 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Yarn clippings for the hair (auburn yarn forContinue reading “Portraits of Caleb and Logan”

Joffee Diva Anita Gold

Name: Anita Gold Made by and When: Joy Griffis of Joffee Diva Dolls, 2020 Material: Polymer clay face and hands, stuffed cloth body Marks: None Height: 10 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Synthetic dark brown hair with auburn highlights, painted brown eyes, closed mouth with painted red lips Clothes: Sewn-on burgundy and pink catsuit is embellishedContinue reading “Joffee Diva Anita Gold”

Sister and Brother by Patti Hale

Photographs courtesy of Anita M. Ormsby Name: Sister and Brother by Patti Hale Made by and When: Patti Hale, 1985 Material: Wood, stuffed doe suede bodies Marks: The girl’s neck is marked: Patti Hale/NIADA/85. The boy’s neck is also marked Patti Hale/NIADA. The year below NIADA on the boy’s neck is difficult to read; itContinue reading “Sister and Brother by Patti Hale”

Carolyn

Name: Carolyn Made by and When: Carolynne White, 1998 Material: Paper clay (head and shoulder plate), cloth body, arms, and legs with wired armature in the arms; pulpboard and wire for the doll stand Marks: Carolyn/©1994/1998/Caron Enterprises Height: 37 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Synthetic handmade wig has multiple braids, brown painted eyes, closed mouth Clothes/Accessories:Continue reading “Carolyn”