Tag: black doll history
Lenon “Aunt Len” Holder Hoyte
Aunt Len was Lenon Holder Hoyte, a retired public school art teacher who amassed one of…
Ida Roberta Bell
Ida Roberta Bell (1904-1992) was an educator and doll artist, well known for her hand-sculpted dolls…
The First Black Doll Company
The first black-owned doll company was founded in 1911 by a formerly enslaved man named Richard…