Name: 2017 WLBDA Club Doll, Star
Made by and When: Sue Sizemore, 2017
Material: Stuffed and painted cloth, paint, thread, mohair, cotton clothes
Marks: The club doll has a wooden hang tag attached to the left wrist. One side reads, Sue Sizemore; the other side reads, 2017 / WLBDA / LE 17. The mini doll is hand-signed on the lower back, Sue / Sizemore / 17.
Height: The club doll is 10 inches; the mini doll is 3-1/2 inches.
Hair, Eyes, Mouths: (Club doll) Hand-painted facial features, black mohair wigs with a white ribbon; (mini doll) painted hair and facial features with a white bow painted in the hair
Clothes: (Club doll) A hand-sewn dark red dress has a star print, a white lace hem, a white slip, white pantaloons, and painted-on black ankle boots; (mini doll) wears a painted-on white dress with brown trim and painted-on black high-top boots.
Other: The WeLoveBlackDolls Anew (WLBDA) Facebook group commissioned Sue Sizemore to create a limited edition of 17, similar, one-of-a-kind dolls for their 2017 club dolls. The dolls are dressed in different cotton-print fabrics. As a surprise gift from the group’s founder, Sue was commissioned to create miniature dolls to accompany each member’s club doll.
The Prototype: A gift from the artist to the group’s founder, Goldie, is the prototype WLBDA 2017 club doll. Only Goldie’s mini doll has a dress that matches the larger doll’s dress. In the gallery, see photos of Goldie and the group of 17 club dolls.
Gallery
(photograph courtesy of Sue Sizemore).
Read more about the 2017 WLBDA dolls here.
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