Name: Radiant Child Remi
Made by and When: Integrity Toys, 2010
Material: Vinyl with articulated elbows, wrists, knees, and ankles
Marks: (Head) ©2010 IT
Height: 13 inches tall
Sculpt: Kyu / Remi
Body: FR Homme
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Curly black rooted Afro, painted brown eyes, closed mouth, and a soul patch (painted facial hair under the bottom lip); painted-brown eyes
Clothes: Wears a brown/blue/white plaid shirt, tan double-breasted safari jacket with blue paint splattered on the sleeves and front, denim jeans, brown oxfords; has black doll stand.
Other: Radiant Child Remi is from Integrity Toys’ Dynamite Girls line/Plastic Inevitable Collection released in 2011. American artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who was also known as Radiant Child, was Remi’s inspiration.
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