We are an authorized, direct-from-the-publisher retailer of NEW books. Our titles are ON HAND and available for immediate shipping. Table of Contents: Page 1 - Page 2 THIS STUNNING VOLUME SHOWCASES more than 150 black dolls by 49 contemporary artists of various backgrounds and cultures, including Americans Floyd Bell, Jennifer Canton, Richard and Jodi Creager, Marcella Welch and Goldie Wilson as well as inter-national makers such as Brigitte Deval, Hildegard Gunzel, Philip Heath and Annette Himstedt. Written by Nayda Rondon, editor of DOLLS magazine, with an introduction and artist commentaries by Barbara A. Whiteman, founder and executive director of the Philadelphia Doll Museum, this book presents a sampling of the wide variety of black dolls being created today. In selecting the roster of artists for inclusion, the authors considered the originality and quality of each maker's work, and sought to provide an overview of this growing segment of the doll world. Ms. Rondon's insightful biographies provide illuminating profiles of each of these artists and reveal the nature of their inspiration and the techniques they have mastered. In her introduction, Ms. Whiteman offers a comprehensive look back at the history of black dolls from ancient African clay sculptures to nineteenth-century European porcelain dolls to early American folk pieces and twentieth-century manufactured toys. "The purpose of this book," she writes, "is to present the socio-historical context of dolls from the black diaspora and to celebrate doll artists who have released the beauty of dolls of color." Black Dolls: Proud, Bold and Beautiful presents a remarkable collection of today's black dolls, ranging from simple folk-art figures to highly realistic porcelain children and elegant fashion dolls from some of today's top designers.
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