Myla perkins black dolls book

For example, author myla perkins black dolls, an identification and value guide book, volumes i and ii are collectors items in themselves. A collector herself, formaz also restored and made dolls. New american girl doll is an aspiring martian astronaut cnn. View more moss dolls here an imagephotographed or scanned by another doll enthusiastof a page from black dolls an identification and value guide, by myla perkins, collector books, 1993. Provides marks, manufacturers, pictures, names, descriptions, and prices for more than 1400 black dolls. This is a wonderful read, so many dolls, im learning so much. There are some nice newer books on this topic but you must start with myla perkins first. Black dolls an identification and value guide book ii by myla perkins mint. A sprinkling of color photographs at the beginning of the book enhance the black and white format.

Those who possess an interest in black dolls and thirst for more knowledge thereof, are certain to perceive black dolls as a satiable quencher of this. Black dolls, an identification and value guide by myla perkins will open up the world of black doll collecting to its readers particularly if the readers did not own black dolls as children. No picture of the doll was available at the time of publication. Read shortly after i began collecting dolls in 1991, this book opened up the world of blackdoll collecting for me and was my collectors bible for at least a decade. Compilations from catalogs and advertisements anthony f. Zaria is an all vinyl 18 fashion doll with fully poseable arms and legs that are jointed at the elbows, knees and wrists so she can move just like you do. The definitive guide to collecting black dolls by debbie behan garrett, hobby house press, 2003. I personally know the other two owners of that particular doll. Before reading it, i had been in the blackandwhite doll collecting world of kansas until the blackdoll identification, value, and history contained within this title placed me in the colorful world of vintage black dolls. Luciana vega is an 11yearold chileanamerican girl who dreams of being the first person to walk on mars. I, however, believe the museum was owned by myla perkins, doll collector, historian, and author of black dolls an identification and value guide 1821 1991 and black dolls an identification and value guide book ii. Ellis 2008, paperback, illustrated at the best online prices at ebay. There is racial stereotyping of black people in florence uptons books, including the adventures of two dutch dolls such as the black minstrel playing a banjo on page 45.

Black dolls 18201991 an identification and value guide by myla perkins new. An identification and value guide book ii myla perkins on amazon. A book, a doll, a conversation on race multicultural kid. Black dolls an identification and value guide 1820 1991 by myla perkins black dolls an identification and value guide book ii by myla perkins doll reader februarymarch 1985, page 29, photo of moss selfportrait doll, courtesy of dolls magazine. Black then former slave creates the first black doll. Bd book 1, author, and wellknown blackdoll historian, myla perkins, attributes discovery of leo moss dolls to one of her personal friends. The book is about a boy who wonders why the angel that they always put on the top of their tree.

In paris, black doll exhibition explores womens craft. A marquis antique doll auction, march 1718, 2018 at the. The golliwogg began its life as a storybook character created by florence kate upton in the book titled the adventures of two dutch dolls and a golliwogg. Like me by mary hoffman, my mind thought of instances in my own life and stories i have heard from others about finding dolls, angels, role models that look like you and how that can be hard in our society. He was drawn as a caricature of a minstrel which itself represented a demeaning image of blacks. She flipped to a biography of moss, and some black and white photos of his dolls.

The wannabe dolls want new homes black doll collecting. The line features dolls set in different time periods in u. Black dolls an identification and value guide book ii by myla. In black dolls an identification and value guide 1820 to 1991 bd book 1, author, and wellknown blackdoll historian, myla perkins, attributes discovery of leo moss dolls to one of her personal friends, betty formaz. Melody is the third black doll in american girls beforever line. But what collectors wont be crying about is an opportunity to bid on 12 leo moss dolls, all from the private collection of myla perkins, author of the 1993 collector book, black dolls. Collectible black dolls by john axe, hobby house press, 1978 collectors encyclopedia of black dolls by patikii gibbs, collector books, 1987 black dolls an identification and value guide 18201991 by myla perkins, collector books, 1991 black dolls an identification and value guide book ii by myla perkins, collector books, 1995 the definitive guide to collecting black dolls by debbie. The book includes a photograph of each referenced doll and a full description and value. The one and only doll, manufactured by zambardon corp. An identification and value guide written in 1993 by myla perkins. The golliwog caricature antiblack imagery jim crow. Examples of these and other folk dolls exist in wendy lavitts american folk dolls, myla perkins black dolls series, and carl foxs the doll lavitt pictures one beautiful, large doll carved from an old bedpost. As the article alleges, many doll collectorseven those who primarily collected dolls with black skin had never heard of moss or his incredibly.

Wannabe dolls as described and illustrated in black dolls an identification and value guide by myla perkins collector books 1993. Black dolls an identification and value guide 18201991 by myla perkins, collector books, 1991. Written as 2year followup to the authors first blackdoll reference book, perkins book ii offers additional information on antique, vintage, and modern dolls. Leo moss, black dollmaker from the 1900s auction finds. The auction includes 14 leo moss dolls from the collection of doll collector, historian, and author myla perkins. In fact, if you search for leo moss in the dolls and bears category on ebay, perkins book pops up. A new york lawyer, she was the longtime steward of the louisdreyfus foundation and art collection, which is recognized for its outsider art. Also, myla perkins book black dolls has a section on him. Black dolls an identification and value guide book ii by myla perkins collector books, 1995 offers additional information and images of leo moss dolls.

Myla identification for sale knick knack collectibles. If you are a collector of black dolls, this book is an esssential. As the seller told me about moss, she picked up a book from her table, black dolls. See myla perkins books on black dolls for being more informative. Houston died in 2011, and weir had the task of selling off some of the estimated 1,700 dolls in the collection. Myla perkins, a detroit educator and author of black dolls, 18201991 and black dolls book ii, calls the interest in black dolls a celebration of cultural awareness. Perkins provided some background on leo moss, a doll maker from macon, georgia. Reviewed in the united states on december 28, 2001. Black dolls, an identification and value guide, book ii by myla perkins antique. Dolls play an important role in black history month, and they are a study in themselves. An identification and value guide by perkins, myla isbn.

American girl introduces melody, a black doll from civil. The photo of the moss dolls above are from the website black doll ezine. While the price values for the dolls may no longer be accurate, there is a great deal of historical information offered. About a dozen of houstons dolls were shown in myla perkins 1994 book black dolls. Perkins, a former educator, previously owned a day care of the same name. Theriaults auction catalog tears for mina, day one. The dolls, boyd explained, were to teach the people that they may teach their children how to look upon their people. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Myla perkins two doll references, black dolls an identification and value guide 1820 to 1991 and the followup, black dolls an identification and value guide book ii, remain the two books that are garretts go tos for black dolls made prior to the 1990s. An identification and value guide book ii, including one of her oldest. An identification and value guide book ii by myla perkins 19941003 mass market paperback january 1, 1750 4.

The moss dolls on auction are featured in perkins books. Entire museums and collections are devoted to them, as are many books and articles. The description below the doll s picture gives more info on how this artist created his dolls in the tradition of the original moss dolls. Before reading it, i had been in the blackandwhite doll collecting world of kansas until the blackdoll identification, value, and history contained within this title placed. Black dolls 1820 1991 for sale knick knack collectibles. Black dolls an identification and value guide book ii by myla perkins. Black dolls, an identification and value guide, book ii by.

Black dolls an identification and value guide book ii by myla perkins, collector books, 1995. Racialized black dolls compilations from catalogs and. In black dolls an identification and value guide 1820 to 1991 bd book 1, author, and wellknown blackdoll historian, myla perkins, attributes. For example a topsyturvy doll with black china shoulder head on one end, a bisque white sholder head on the other that dates back to 1870. The foundation was established by william louis dreyfus 19322016, a billionaire philanthropist who designated the harlem childrens zone as the benefactor of the art collection. Pat smith has a good article on him in her book antique dolls, vol. The dolls may be felt, but the fabric has puckered and dried out with age so it is hard to tell for sure. Those who possess an interest in black dolls and thirst for more knowledge thereof, are certain to perceive black dolls as a satiable quencher of this thirst. Now, how did you know i just got myla perkins black doll book ii. An article published in the new york times on january 9th, 1978 about avid doll collector and author myla j. Janet pagter johl wrote of these black folk dolls and pictured them in her books. Identification value guide book for sale tractor parts. Two national negro doll company ads appear in black dolls an identification and value guide book ii by myla perkins.