Child with Dolls
Image
Title
Child with Dolls
Identifier
8018
Source
Nixon Estate
Description
Outdoor portrait of a child with four dolls. Child wears a knee-length white dress, short hair, and a wide-brimmed hat. They hold a small ragdoll in one arm, and hold hands with the largest doll. Large doll is seated in a chair and wears a dress and bonnet. Small doll wearing checkered suit and bowler hat on ground to left of the large doll. To right of large doll is a nude ragdoll that appears to be a golliwog. Golliwogs are dolls that depict racist caricatures of African Americans.
Creator
Reed (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Date
No date
Format
Black and white photograph
8.2 x 8.5 cm
Portrait, Full
Subject
Dolls
Golliwogs
Children--Portraits
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
The copyright to this image has not been determined. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Please contact library staff for rights determinations and additional uses.
Type
Image
Language
English
Collection
Citation
Reed (Santa Barbara, Calif.), “Child with Dolls,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed May 18, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/8035.