‘If These Dolls Could Talk’: Art Exhibit Explores Role of Black Dolls in U.S. History and Challenges Racial Stereotypes
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on April 22, 2022
The collection includes seven topsy-turvy dolls, circa the late 1800s, which consist of a Black and white doll conjoined at the waist. (Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy / Photo by Glenn Castellano)
Dolls—from ancient representation of humans in art, to familiar children’s toys or use in religious rituals—have held meanings more than meets the eye. Now employing the lens of race and gender, the New-York . . .
