Black Dolls

This was taken at an exhibition at La Maison Rouge near Bastille yesterday afternoon - Deborah Neff's collection of black dolls. She apparently has over a thousand in her private collection, although only a selection of these were on display here in Paris. Quite a fascinating exhibition.

[Margo]

This one looks very old

[Casablanca]

Lovely shot with the background too. We always called them golliwogs and I still have mine too. Wonderful things.

[Helene]

I saw it on tv the other day. the stories behing the dools seem the most interesting part.

[Henri Russell]

Wonderful collagr. I imagine the exhibit was very interesting.

[Issi Bannerman]

@parisouailleurs Yes, and they're beautifully displayed at La Maison Rouge. At the same time there is the art exhibition by Ceija Stojka which is also very interesting.

[Taffy]

Fascinating example...the exhibit probably had a lot to say about cultural perspectives and variations across history.

[Bep]

Lovely shot. I just 'googled' Deborah Neff. Very impressed...

[Joyce]

Great composition and fascinating information

[Judith Johnson]

Sounds like an interesting exhibition. My favourite doll used to be a black one - wish I'd kept it!

[Tunia McClure]

This doll was some little girl's treasure.

[Trinda Love]

Interesting and beautifully shot. Nice showing us some context

[Gayle]

Strong image! I really like the background you included in the photo. Like Bep, I googled Deborah Neff and this exhibition . . . so interesting to read the background information on her collection. I'm sure attending this exhibition would be an emotional experience for me.

[Issi Bannerman]

@gaylewood Yes, it was really something. Some of the old photographs of kids with ragdolls were wonderful too.

[Lee]

I wonder what tale it would tell if it could talk.

[Louise & Ken]

What a strong image! I'm glad @gaylewood suggested googling the exhibition...it had to be fascinating! I have to confess that looking at this particular doll, I'm reminded of a particularly disturbing passage in Tom Tryon's Children of the Corn... I wish I'd written something sooner and wonder if others thought of that...