Connecting People with Art

I am with Barbara Whiteman in this 2005 photograph taken at the Philadelphia International Black Doll Show.

In 2005 at the Philadelphia International Black Doll Show, Barbara Whiteman, the show host, introduced me to Mercer Redcross, III. Mr. Redcross co-founded the October Gallery in Philadelphia, PA. It was a chance meeting. Barbara and I were chatting when Mr. Redcross approached us. 

After introducing us, Barbara mentioned my book, The Definitive Guide to Collecting Black Dolls. Mr. Redcross then told me about the book he and his wife, Evelyn Redcross, were writing and publishing, Connecting People with Art (Contemporary African American Art). During that chance meeting, Redcross asked, and I agreed to include my collector's profile in his publication. At the time, I could not connect dolls with art or why he wanted my collector's profile in his book, but I followed through. 

As soon as I returned home from the doll show, I wrote the profile and submitted it to Mr. Redcross. The submission included photos of a selection of dolls from my collection and a photograph of me surrounded by several dolls.

Connecting People with Art, first edition, is a 502-page hardcover book.

Published in November 2006, Connecting People with Art "reveals [the authors'] stories and numerous art adventures, as well as it chronicles the experiences of many others whom they met along the way." (https://www.amazon.com/Connecting-People-Art-African-American/dp/0979065518)

On April 7, 2021, I received an email inquiry from a woman seeking assistance with research on the history of Black dolls. While searching online for articles for her to read, I was surprised to find in the search results a YouTube video uploaded on March 28, 2021, by October Gallery. The video is a narration of my collector's profile from the book, Connecting People with Art. October Gallery incorporated photos from the Internet into the video as well as photographs that I submitted with my profile.

View the video below or at this link:

Dolls are three-dimensional expressions of art that connect people.

Related Links

October Gallery website

October Gallery on Facebook

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