Another Break

I am taking another much-needed break from the routine Tuesday and Thursday blog posts to focus on completing my goal of installing 1000 dolls in the combined categories of antique, vintage, modern, and one-of-a-kind dolls in the Virtual Black Doll Museum. To date, there are 983 doll installations (actually more, since some include multiple dolls, but I count each installation as one). There are now fewer than 20 dolls to curate and install, which will take approximately two more months. 

If and when I need to post anything Black-Doll-Collecting-related, I will. Until then, take care of yourself, enjoy your dolls, and life. 🫶🏾✌🏾

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Betye Saar's Black Dolls

Screen shot from NYH

Screen shot from NYH

An exhibition of Betye Saar's Black dolls will open on May 8, 2026, at the New York Historical. The exhibition will extend through October 4, 2026.

Buy tickets and learn more here.

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Composition Repair and Sandals for Scootles

Circa 1920s composition Scootles by Cameo, designed by Rose O'Neill (the Kewpie doll designer), looks almost perfect, but she had a few issues.

For years, I've desired an original 1920s composition Scootles, but passed on the few I've seen for sale for various reasons. I knew eventually, the right one would find me.

After viewing her online pictures, she was almost perfect except for some troubling areas where the composition had separated at a seam and had lifted in a couple of other areas. After the seller discounted the original asking price for me, I decided to bring Scootles home, and I'm happy about that decision.

What was done to repair my adorable dimple-cheeked, double-chinned Scootles is captured in the video below:

Scootles has been repaired and is wearing her new handmade sandals in this picture.

She is so adorable!  Each time I look at this little gem, I smile. She was so worth the wait. 

Read Scootles' Virtual Black Doll Museum installation here. 

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There are countless items to collect and write about. Black dolls chose me.
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Thank you for reading. Comments that are not spam are appreciated. Spam comments will not be published. To contact me directly, go to the About page (visible in the web view mode); find and use the email link.

Visit and follow DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum for detailed installations of antique, vintage, modern, and one-of-a-kind black dolls. http://virtualblackdollmuseum.com