#Rachel McCullough Sherrod

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Black Dolls by Contemporary Black Doll Artists

The video in this installation was presented as a PowerPoint slideshow presentation for the Motor City Doll Club’s May 21, 2023, meeting. The presentation, now converted to an MP4 video, includes dolls that fall into the museum categories of modern and one-of-a-kind black dolls. Some of the dolls are installed in the museum. View the video and then follow the links to the installations below the…

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Amanda

Photographs courtesy of Rachel McCullough Sherrod of Starkey’s Daughter Cloth Dolls Name: Amanda Made by and When: Rachel McCullough Sherrod of Starkey’s Daughter Cloth Dolls, 2021 Material: Wool-blend felt face over sculpted polymer clay, stuffed wool-blend felt arms and legs, and stuffed cotton-blend material (for the head and torso) Marks: Signed by the artist, Rachel McCullough Sherrod of…

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William Thomas Jr., aka Buckwheat

William Thomas Jr., aka Buckwheat

Name: William Thomas Jr., aka Buckwheat of “The Little Rascals”  Made by and When: Rachel McCullough Sherrod of Starkey’s Daughter Cloth Dolls, 2020 Material: Wool-blend felt (face, arms, and legs); cotton-blend (head and torso) Marks: Signed by the artist Height: 16 inches without the hat; close to 18 inches with the hat Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Black fleece hair/painted facial features with brown…