Learn about the pivotal role that Black designers have played in diversifying toy aisles in Black Doll Designers, open on the museum’s first floor (near The Strong Express Train).
Explore the history of toy companies founded to promote representation—such as B. Wright Toy Company, Olmec Toys, and Shindana Toys—and view key doll examples, such as:
- An Ethnic People doll from Beatrice Wright, 1967.
- Baby Nancy (a National Toy Hall of Fame inductee) from Shindana Toys, 1968.
- Imani and Menelik dolls from Olmec Toys, 1994.
- Cinnabar Sensation Barbie, designed by Byron Lars for Mattel, 1998.
- The Pixie Puff Collection, 2022.