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Yolanda Bello dolls are famed for their highly realistic nature and profound expressions. Each doll is a unique creation. Among Bello’s most popular dolls is her “Jason” creation, sold through Ashton Drake as part of the Picture Perfect Babies Collection.
Yolanda Bello Dolls Artist Extraordinaire
After countless hours trying to find information about Yoland Bello on the internet other than what the old Ashton Drake are selling for Collectible Dolls Guide went in search of old files. I have pulled together the bits and pieces from the information in thiose files from the late 80′s when I represented Yolanda Bello in California.
Yolanda Bello, whose dolls are critically acclaimed for their realism, their sculptural excellence, and their rich depth of emotion, says that her goal is to design dolls that “achieve purity of expression”. Yolanda Bello’s work as a doll maker is known to sophisticated doll collectors throughout the country. She has won many prizes for her dolls in major juries exhibitions, including Best of Show awards.
Yolanda Bello was born in Caracas, Venezuela and was the founder and President of Bello Creations, Chicago based company that specialized in the production of the dolls of Yolanda Bello and of other artist on contract. She went to school in Venezuela, Switzerland, Canada and the United States. At fourteen years of age she came to the USA and has lived ever since.
Though never formally studied art her drawings, paintings, figurines and dolls have won numerous awards both locally and nationally. One of her early paintings is now in a Paris museum. Her doll “Jessie” was the 1985 DOTY winner for Doll Design Concept sponsored by Doll Reader MAGAZINE. Her winning doll was featured on “The Today Show and highlighted in USA Today. Her design for Robins Wood’s doll “Larissa” was a 1986 DOTY winner and in 1987 another of her dolls, “Autumn”, received Dolls Magazine “Award OF Excellence”. Since eBay all the prices of these collectibles have crashed to nearly nothing. Do check there and see how much they are going for. It’ll give you a better insight.
In the late 1970’s Ms. Bello started sculpting figurines as a hobby a hobby and that progressed to the art of doll making. Her dolls have always been made with an eye toward realism of life not normally associated with children’s, collectible or artist’s dolls. All of her dolls are original sculptures, finished with original designed clothes and accessories made for that particular doll. Her dolls range from angels and babies to her most popular series of children’s portraits to stylized French mimes.
Yolanda Bello became well known in the doll world for her exquisite and realistic sculpts of children. She made small limited edition dolls with sizeable price tags before being commissioned to design for Ashton Drake and Knowles, where her dolls were mass produced and became more affordable. Thou more were able to afford a Bello doll this was the downfall of her limited edition collection for at the time more were willing to buy the reproductions made in the thousands than limited editions directly from Yolanda. This was the beginning of the doll artist doll and Yolanda was a leader in this industry. It was my privilege to represent Yolanda Bello with this introduction collection.
How much are Yolanda Bello dolls worth?
Yolanda Bello dolls generally sell for between $10 to $20 at auction.
Three 1990′s Yolanda Bello dolls sold for a combined $110 at a Morphy Auctions sale in October 2010.
Prices for Yolanda Bello dolls have fallen significantly over recent years with the advent of the internet.
