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JANUARY 25, 2015 5:23 PM ET
At The William Grant Still Arts Center in the West Adams neighborhood in Los Angeles, jazz superstars and comic book superheroes are gathered together — in miniature, as part of the Black Doll Show.
For the past 34 years, the center has held a doll show to showcase diverse dolls for children. The exhibit features dolls submitted by artists and collectors from around the country. This year's theme is A League Supreme: Jazz Superheroes.
Curator Keisa Davis tells NPR's Arun Rath that this year's exhibit features more than 75 pieces, including one of jazz pianist, composer and harpist Alice Coltrane suspended from the ceiling and soaring through the air.
"She has a cape ... [so] we thought it would be great to have her suspending from the ceiling," Davis says. "I love her up there."
There are other, more literal portrayals of music giants, like Nina Simone, Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Holiday, Lena Horne and Cab Calloway.
"They don't have capes or adornments or anything, but the idea is to use their talents as superhero powers," Davis says.
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