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1950s Dolls with Buns
Name: 1950s Dolls with Buns Made by and When: Unknown, circa 1950s Material: One-piece rubber bodies with jointed necks; the larger doll’s body is stuffed. Marks: The smaller doll is unmarked. The...
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S&Q Brown-Bisque Character Doll
Made by and When: Schützmeister & Quendt (S&Q), ca. 1918 Material: Bisque socket head with five-piece composition body Marks: 252 / S&Q (intertwined) / Germany is incised in the back of...
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Radiant Child Remi
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...
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Dancin’ Shoutin’ Singing James Brown
Name: Dancin’ Shoutin’ Singing James Brown Made by and When: Gemmy Ind. Corp., 2002 Material: Rigid vinyl Marks: (Under the base) MADE IN CHINA / GEMMY INDUSTRIES CORP Height: 19 inches Hair, Eyes,...
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Twist ‘N Shout Darla Daley
Name: Darla Daley 1.0 Twist ‘N Shout Made by and When: Integrity Toys, 2011 Material: Rigid, articulated vinyl Marks: ©2010 / JWU BY IT Height: 12 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black rooted,...
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Colour My World Darla Daley
Name: Colour My World Darla Daley Made by and When: Integrity Toys, 2012 Material: Multiarticulated rigid vinyl Height: 12 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Long, straight black hair with bangs;...
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A Wrinkle in Time Mrs. Which
Name: A Wrinkle in Time Mrs. Which Made by and When: Mattel, 2017 Material: Vinyl with articulated arms and knees; uses the Curvy Barbie body Height: 11-1/2 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Platinum blonde...
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Anthony Julian
Name: Anthony Julian Made by and When: Integrity Toys, 2015 Material: Multi-articulated vinyl Marks: (Head) 2015 IT Height: 13 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black curly hair on top and flocked on the...
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Olmec Fashion Dolls
Made by and When: Olmec Corporation, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1996, and 1997 Olmec History: Yla Eason founded Olmec Corporation in 1985 with Sun-Man, the first mass-marketed Black super hero action...
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OOAK Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Doll
Name: OOAK Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Doll Made by and When: The Curator, 2022 Material: Vinyl Height: 11-1/2 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Curled, rooted black microbraids; brown-painted eyes, smiling...
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Queens of Africa Dolls and Book
Name: Queens of Africa Dolls and Book Made by and When: Fico Toys, circa 2012 Material: Soft vinyl faces; rigid plastic bodies and arms, firm vinyl legs, twist and turn waists, and click-bend knees...
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Naija Princess Dolls
Name: Naija Princess Dolls Made by and When: Fico Toys, c. 2014 Material: Soft vinyl faces; rigid plastic bodies and arms, firm vinyl legs, twist and turn waists, and click-bend knees Height: 11-1/2...
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Chadwick Boseman OOAK Figure
Name: Chadwick Boseman OOAK Figure Made by and When: Assembled by the curator in 2021 Material: Rigid vinyl head on an articulated muscular 1/6-scale body Marks: None Height: 12-1/2 inches Hair,...
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Makeda the Queen of Sheba
Name: Makeda the Queen of Sheba Made by and When: Alexander/Ethidolls, 2006 Material: Rigid vinyl with 18 points of articulation Marks: ALEXANDER/©2004 (on the neck); Alexander ©2003 (on the...
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Premiere Series Princess Tiana
Name: Disney Designer Collection Premiere Series Princess and the Frog (Princess Tiana) Made by and When: Disney, 2018 Material: Articulated vinyl Marks: Unknown, doll is NRFB. Height: 11-1/2 inches...
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Magic Attic Club Keisha 1-4
Name: Magic Attic Club Keisha #’s 1, 2, 3, and 4 Made by and When: Georgetown manufactured doll 1 (1995). L. L. Knickerbocker manufactured dolls 2 and 3 (1996 and 2001, respectively), and Marian, LLC...
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Magic Attic Club Keisha Paper Doll
Name: Magic Attic Club Keisha Paper Doll Published By and When: G. C. (Georgetown Collectibles), 1997 Sizes: (Paper doll) 5-1/2 inches, (book) 10-1/4 x 9-1/4 inches Description: Keisha is made of...
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Hopscotch Hill School Skylar
Name: Hopscotch Hill School Skylar Made by and When: Pleasant Company, American Girl, 2003 Material: Vinyl with the usual five points of articulation with string jointing and ball-jointed elbows and...
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Elizabeth Eckford
Name: Elizabeth Eckford Made by and When: Rachel McCullough Sherrod of Starkey’s Daughter Cloth Dolls, 2024 Material: Synthetic hair, wool-blend felt face over sculpted clay; felt arms and legs;...
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Rosa’s Character Dolls
Two dolls by Rosa Wilder Blackman, c. late-1940s to 1951, were recently donated to the museum. Their information is included in the installation, “Folk Art Character Dolls by Rosa Wilder Blackman,”...
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