Temple Contemporary at the Tyler School of Art will be opening a new exhibition by visual artist Trenton Doyle Hancock (Tyler, MFA, 2000) of new work examining the representation of race in the material culture of toy dolls. From a Black Son to a White Man to a Black Woman and Back Again  will present a collection of white dolls that Hancock, an African American male, has collected over the past 20 years, alongside black dolls from the Philadelphia Doll Museum. A Tyler School of Art alumnus, Hancock has created a new set of dolls based on these two collections and on a cast of characters who reappear throughout his body of work, which includes intricate collaged paintings, prints, and installations. The project’s concept arises from an influential 1930s study involving a “doll test” to investigate the psychological effects of segregation on black children. To advance Hancock’s commitment to supporting young adults of color, Temple Contemporary has established the Young Curators Council, a paid curatorial mentorship program that is working alongside Hancock and Barbara Whiteman, director of the Philadelphia Doll Museum, to create a unique program of events to enhance and enrich the themes of the exhibition. An exhibition catalogue will document the newly commissioned work and chart the mentorship participants’ curatorial progress.