New doll added to W.Va. first lady doll project

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A doll of West Virginia first lady Joanne Jaeger Tomblin is joining a collection that began in 1976.

The newest commemorative doll in the First Ladies of West Virginia doll collection was unveiled during a reception at the Culture Center in Charleston this week.

The doll of first lady Joanne Jaeger Tomblin was hand-sculpted by Washington, D.C.-based artist Ping Lau.

The first lady doll project began when Charleston ceramic artist Edna Henderson created twenty-eight first lady dolls for the inauguration of the Culture Center in Charleston.

The dolls and the project itself were commissioned by the West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs.

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The permanent exhibit at the Culture Center exhibit examines the evolving role of West Virginia’s first ladies and features the popular ceramic doll collection.