Among porcelain antique dolls, whimsical Kewpies, Barbie dolls and even paper dolls, cloth dolls in the image of African-Americans drew special attention among more than 1,200 collectors in New ...

These dolls are fun, and they're varied. The two on the left appear to capture divas from a previous fashion era. Tell me about them. Those are based on the designs by the cloth-doll artists who ...

The history of cloth fabric dolls stretches back to ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire. The history of cloth fabric dolls stretches back to ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire. During the late 1800s, ...

ELLINGTON -- When Nordstrom's wanted to order Jennifer Vallez's handmade dolls for 76 stores, she turned down the luxury department store chain. "I was heartbroken, but I knew I was making the right ...

Dolls and toys tell a story. Members of the Rowan Doll Society were learning the history of dolls and sharing stories of their own collections as they gathered for a special milestone event.

Harriet Jacobs, who escaped enslavement to write Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861), created these three dolls for the children of writer Nathaniel Parker Willis around 1850-60. Private ...

Fabric dolls are a direct descendant of the homemade rag doll, and no doll typifies the American image better than the red, white and blue smiling faces of Raggedy Ann and Andy. No one really knows ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Among porcelain antique dolls, whimsical Kewpies, Barbie dolls and even paper dolls, cloth dolls in the image of African-Americans drew special attention among more than 1,200 ...