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"These two images from the exhibition, '200 Years of Black Paper Dolls: The Collection of Arabella Grayson,' reflect contrasting societal depictions of African Americans in the evolution of this form of popular culture." "Topsey" (left) McLoughlin Bros., publisher, 1863, handpainted. "Sally Hemings" (right) Signed by artist Donald Hendricks, Legacy Designs, publisher, 2000. Source: Smithsonian.