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Put your artistic skills to the test with our exclusive Betye Saar's Black Dolls Sketchbook. Featuring one of Saar's vibrant watercolors on the front cover, and a black doll from her collection on the inside front cover and back cover, the 9 x 12 inch spiral bound sketchbook was created on the occasion of Betye Saar’s Black Dolls exhibition at The New York Historical. The exhibition unpacks the historical, contemporary, and personal significance of Black dolls to childhood, ritual, dreams, and make-believe.
Betye Saar's Black Dolls (on view May 8, 2026 - October 4, 2026) honors the renowned artist’s 100th birthday and celebrates a landmark promised gift to The New York Historical of her collection of more than 100 Black dolls. Ranging from rag dolls handmade by Black women for both Black and white children in their care to mass-produced toys and tourist souvenirs, some of which were borne of racism and perpetuate stereotypes, the collection includes Hoo Doo Woman (1974), the only Black doll designed and created by Saar herself.
