Black Artists, Designers, and Makers of Black Dolls

Dolls by African American artists/manufacturer: Lorna Miller Sands, Lorna Paris, Gloria Young Rone, Floyd Bell, Goldie Wilson, Shindana Toys

This is not an all-inclusive list of current and past Black artists, designers, and makers of black dolls, so if you know of other Black artists who make black dolls, please leave their names or company names in a comment.  The names are in alpha order. Additional names provided by Karen Oyekanmi have been added with the doll artist's email address only.

CURRENT BLACK ARTISTS/DOLL MAKERS

ABBDA 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weloveblackdolls/

Email: weloveblackdolls@gmail.com

Afrikashyne
Medium: Vinyl
Website: https://afrikashyne.com/product-category/dolls/ini-dolls/

Angel Hugs 4 All (Angela Huggins)

Medium: Cloth

Website: https://www.angelhugs4all.com/

Beautiful Blessings
Medium: Vinyl (full-figured 12-inch fashion dolls)
Website: https://www.iamabeautifulblessing.com/

Beed, Dr. Linda - author, children’s minister and dollmaker - lindaonassignment@yahoo.com

Bell, Floyd
Media: Wood, resin

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/floydbelllosangeles

Email: belledolls@sbcglobal.net

Bell, Makeda, MakeDaArt - Makedaart@gmail.com

Beloved Reborns (Tiarra Shante Venter)

Media: Vinyl and silicone reborns and reroots

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mylovesreborn.nursery.7/

Email: belovedreborns@yahoo.com

Biankha and Friends Dolls (Based in the UK)
Medium: Vinyl (13.4-inch fashion doll)
Website: https://www.biankhaandfriends.com/

Black, Lillian - lblackdolls@gmail.com

Bloodworth, Marilyn

Media: Cloth, Liquache

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marilyn.Dollmaker

Bourgeois, Anna - annabourgeois42@gmail.com

Bradley, Vickie - vickiebradley1@verizon.net

Brains and Beauty Dolls

Media: Vinyl and cloth 18-inch talking dolls for children

Website: https://www.brainsandbeautydolls.com/

Brooklyn Dollworks (Valerie Gladstone)

Media: Mixed media art dolls

Website: http://www.brooklyndollworks.com/index.html

Bryant, Shawn and Simpson, Phyllis - sjawnb017554@gmail.com

Buckley, Cheryl - cheryl-buckley@att.net
Carr, Daisy

Medium: Cloth art dolls

Email: dc123dolls@yahoo.com

Coleman-Cobb, Patricia

Media: Cloth and resin art dolls

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patricia.colemancobb?ref=br_rs

Colette, Vivian

Medium: Cloth art dolls

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vivian.colette

Coloured Goodies (The Netherlands)
Medium: Vinyl
Website: https://www.colouredgoodies.nl/?fbclid=IwAR36mmCm_2uzPsQd8dKE0VHBgyGk8sJuCBQujBt9xVfHrWGve5r-QBeL4I0

Creations by Ba'ucham (Ra’chel Ba’ucham)           

Media: Yarn (crochet), porcelain, cloth  

Facebook: 

Email: Unekleyme1010@gmail.com

Cuddle Me Soft (Fay O’Neal)

Media: Vinyl and silicone reborns

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cuddlemesoft

Website: https://www.cuddlemesoft.com/

Dean, Tiffani

Medium: Cloth art dolls

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tiffani.dean.5

Deborah Grayson Studios

Media: Mixed media art dolls

Website: https://www.graysonstudios.com/

Dolls by MonTQ (Tanya Montegut)

Medium: Cloth art dolls

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DollsByMonTQ

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/obbie333/dolls-by-montq/

Dolls Just 4 U (Scharynne Holmes)

Medium: Cloth

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dolls-Just-4-U-403079739740286/

Ekkens, Pamela - pamekkens@gmail.com

Ellis, Mabel - truedevotions@yahoo.com

Expressions of Color (Jean Henderson)

Media: Mixed media art dolls

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/expressionsofcolor/

FableDollHouse

Medium: Natural Fiber Art Dolls with a Whimsical Flair

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/FableDollhouse?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1027845542

Fomby, Tosh

Medium: Cloth art dolls

Website: https://toshfomby.com/products/rebel-cloth-doll

Fort, Patricia - patriciasdolls@hotmail.com
Fresh Dolls and Positively Perfect Dolls
Media: Vinyl and vinyl and cloth
Website: https://thefreshdolls.com/

Fusion Dolls
Medium: Vinyl
Website: https://www.fusiondolls.com/

Gant, VonZetta - dollsandfashion@gmail.com

Godfrey, Sahara - slgvibinge@earthlink.net
Green, Marie

Media: Cloth dolls, jewelry, and clothing

Email: bemarie257@yahoo.com

Hall, LaVerne
Holiday Festival of Black Dolls
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LaVerneHolidayFestivalBlackDolls/

Handmade Dolls by Twissi

Medium: Cloth art dolls

Email: twissidolls55@gmail.com

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Twissi

Harris, Patricia - dhpal2626@gmail.com

Harris, Sherelle - sdjharris63@yahoo.com

Healthy Roots Dolls
Medium: Vinyl 18-inch doll with natural hair
Website: https://healthyrootsdolls.com/

Herstory Dolls (Canada)
Medium: Vinyl (articulated 17-inch dolls)
Website: http://www.herstorydoll.com/

Hillian, Vanessa - hillianvanessa@gmail.com

Holoford, Lillian - lilhol@sbcglobal.net

Hubbard, Pamela

Medium: Cloth art dolls

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pamm.dollindiva

IamU Dolls (Stacey McBride-Irby)

Medium: Mass-produced 12-inch vinyl fashion dolls

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Iamyoudolls/

Ikuzi Dolls
Media: Vinyl, cloth (18-inch dolls)
Website: https://www.ikuzidolls.com/

Imagination Dolls (Debbie Hilson)

Media: Mixed media art dolls

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008792774056

Iwyatt Imagist (Wyatt Hicks)

Medium: Polymer clay

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009005759318 

January, Kor

Medium: Wood

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kor.january.9

Joffee Diva Dolls (Joy Griffis)

Media: Polymer clay and cloth

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoffeeGeones/

Kappia, Rita (lives in England)

Medium: Cloth art dolls

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rita.kappia

Kissing Kousins Dolls (Karen Oyekanmi)

Media: Felt, porcelain

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karen.oyekanmi

Email: kissandk@gmail.com

LaGras, Stacy - stacy.legras@gmail.com

Lee, Gail and Tate, Candace - gall2000.gl@gmail.com

Lively Folks by Tracy Perry 
Medium: Cloth

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LivelyFolks

Instagram: SeamsLikeTracy

Email: Contact the artist through the Etsy shop contact link

Malaville Toys (South Africa)
Medium: Vinyl (fashion dolls)
Website: https://www.malavilletoys.com/

Massa's Servants Collectibles (Gloria Y. Rone)

Media: Polymer clay, cloth

Email: Gloriayoung5511@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/massasservants/?tn-str=k*F

MayOla’s Kidz - dhpal2626@gmail.com

McMurray, Crystal

Media: Nylon

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crystal.mcmurray.9

Melandolly
Medium: Polymer clay
Website: https://melandolly.com/portfolio-2/

Melanites
Medium: Vinyl (17-inch boy doll)
Website: https://www.brownboyhood.com/products/jaylen-action-pal

Montsh, Abenaa Rukiya

Media: Polymer clay

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abenaa.montsh

M'simbi Dolls (Zambia, Africa)
Medium: Vinyl (18-inch dolls)
Website: https://www.msimbidolls.com/

Neal, Mary - mary@tnealcps.com

Neal, Mary K. - dollsdesignerlady@gmail.com

Original Dolls by Goldie Wilson

Media: One-of-a-kind porcelain and cloth

Email: goldiewil@msn.com

Osborne, Anita - aloe2ya@gmail.com

Our Brown Boy Joy (talking plush doll to empower brown boys)

Medium: Plush

Website: https://www.ourbrownboyjoy.com/

Paddlefoot Dolls (Debra Pounds)

Medium: Cloth

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paddlefootdollsdotcom/

Paris, Lorna

Media: Leather, cloth

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lorna-Paris-169461809744621/

Pretty Brown Girl
Media: Vinyl, cloth
Website: https://prettybrowngirlshop.com/

Reed, Gwendolyn - almeta1512@sbcglobal.net

ROGERSs Originals

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/rogerssoriginals 

labizlady@aol.com

Ruiter, Bing - Frekels Doll Company- frekels@ymail.com

Sands, Lorna Miller

Media: Silicone lifelike dolls

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lorna.millersands

Website:  http://lornamillersands.com/

Sankofa Doll Artistry                                                    

Media: Mixed textiles

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SankofaStudio/

Sharon Pittman Art Dolls

Medium: Polymer clay

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharon.pittmanart.5

Sharon E. Tucker Original Designs

Media: Mixed media art dolls and clothes

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharon.tucker.7374

Sibahle Collection (South Africa)
Medium: Vinyl
Website: https://sibahlecollection.com/

Small, Sylvia

Medium: Cloth

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sylvia.small.71

Sonadolls (Frantz Brent-Harris)

Media: Resin, silicone

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sonadolls-408867669203180/

Website: http://sonadolls.com/all_about_the_doll.html

Stacelina Monique Dolls and Miniature Accessories

Medium: Customized Barbie/fashion doll repaints, miniature accessories for playscale dolls

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stacelinamoniquedolls/

Starkey’s Daughter Cloth Dolls (Rachel McCullough Sherrod)

Media: Felt, cloth

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Starkeys-Daughter-Cloth-Dolls-235494519849107/

Studio XOXO (Cleveland Wycoff aka Cj Starz)

Medium: Resin (16.75 and 12-inch fashion BJDs)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cj.starz.7
Website: https//www.studioxoxodolls.com/

Sumner, Stephen

Doll Artist/Designer formerly designed for Hasbro and Mattel

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephen.sumner.125

Swann, Alice

Medium: Wood, clay, cloth

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/aliceswanndolls

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/swanntailor

Thimble & Doll (London, England)
Medium: Cloth
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/thimbleanddoll/?tn-str=k*F

Trinity Designs, Inc.

Media: Vinyl (16-inch sorority-inspired dolls)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrinityDesignsInc/

Urbidolls (France)
Medium: Vinyl
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/Urbidolls
Website: https://urbidolls.com/

Williams, Trish

Media: Mixed textiles (art dolls)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fiberartisttrish.williams

Wilson, Goldie (see Original Dolls by Goldie Wilson above)

Wilson, LaVera - luvwills2@yahoo.com

Witherspoon, Dr. LaVerne - v2k02@hotmail.com

World Girls
Medium: Vinyl
Website: https://www.teamworldgirls.com/collections/all

Young, Angela

Media: Cloth and reborns

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angela.young.90663

PAST BLACK DOLL DESIGNERS MAKERS/MANUFACTURERS OF BLACK DOLLS

Annie Lee

Berta Bell Dolls (I. Roberta Bell)

Big Beautiful Dolls, Inc. (Audrey Bell-Kearney and Georgette Taylor)

Candi and Candi Girls (Helena Hamilton)

Double Dutch Dolls by K. Charles

Ethidolls

Golden Ribbon Playthings (Huggy Beans)

Grandy, Gloria (soft-sculptured artist of OOAK dolls)

Here Comes Niya and NiyaKids (Darla Davenport-Powell)

Keisha Doll Company

Lars, Byron (designed the Byron Lars Barbies for Mattel)

Lomel Enterprises (Baby Whitney)

McBurrows, Annuel (sculpted the Brown Eye Doll series for Remco)

Moss, Leo (late-1800s to early 1900s doll maker)

Olmec Toys (Yla Eason was the founder).

Perkins, Kitty Black (former fashion-doll designer for Mattel)

Prodigyrls Dolls

Shindana Toys, Inc.

Welch, Marcella

Wright, Beatrice

Again, if you are a Black (African or of African-descent) doll maker or know someone who is, please add the artist's name or the company's name and contact information in a comment to this post. Thank you in advance!

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