The exhibit "Portraits of Childhood: Black Dolls from the collection of Deborah Neff," on view now, includes 135 handmade dolls and more contemporary dolls from The National Museum of Toys and ...

Handmade Black Dolls at the Mingei Nina and Naia Helms are in their playroom, in front of a tub of Barbie dolls. "We have a whole lot of different barbies," said 10-year-old Nina. "A whole lot," said ...

PETERSBURG — In celebration of Black History Month, the traveling exhibit Freedom Culture Art Dolls Museum will make a stop at the Petersburg Public Library. Over 200 handmade cloth dolls will be ...

Before the 20 th century, manufactured black dolls were virtually nonexistent. In the 1930s, they were still tough to find in major cities. For decades, if black American parents wanted their children ...

After his mother passed away, Fritz Peltonen is now in possession of her porcelain doll collection. She made most of these dolls by hand: In total, there are nearly 2,000 of them. Peltonen said he’s ...

For Margo Kadair, Christmas memories are sparked by her collection of dolls. But these are not just any dolls. Kadair has amassed of collection of Simpich dolls, charmingly realistic characters that ...

What do dolls mean to you? It’s the question that curator and handmade doll maker Aiysha Sinclair is asking visitors to the Savannah Doll Show, her thoughtful new exhibition at the Beach Institute.

"This book presents over 100 unique handmade African American dolls made between 1850 and 1930 from the collection of Deborah Neff, a Connecticut-based collector and champion of vernacular art. It is ...