Black Dolls is generously supported by the Coby Foundation, the Decorative Arts Trust, and the National Endowment for the Arts. 
Additional support provided by Carol Sutton Lewis and Bill Lewis and by New-York Historical's Frederick Douglass Council.

Exhibitions at New-York Historical are made possible by Dr. Agnes Hsu-Tang and Oscar Tang, the Saunders Trust for American History, the Seymour Neuman Endowed Fund, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. WNET is the media sponsor.