faith ringgold

FAITH RINGGOLD

QUICK BIOFaith Ringgold is an African-American artist and author who was born in 1930 in

Harlem, New York City, and who is best known for her large, painted story quilts.

THE FRENCH COLLECTION PART I, #4, THE SUNFLOWER QUILTING BEE AT ARLES, 1991

• acrylic on canvas, tie-dyed, pieced fabric border, 74" x 80", WC/Q70, private collection

• In this colorful painted quilt image, a group of African-American women proudly display their sunflower quilt, in a field of sunflowers, with Van Gogh standing quietly in the background, holding a vase of his beloved sunflowers.

• The buildings of the village of Arles are shown in the background, painted with the bright yellows and blues that Van Gogh loved to use in his paintings.

DANCING AT THE LOUVRE

DANCING AT THE LOUVRE• Acrylic on canvas, tie-

dyed, pieced fabric border

• 73.5 x 80“

• A blend of made-up tales, ancestral sewing techniques, faux-naive folk art and the sophisticated language of French modernism, the story quilts are nothing short of wonderful

THE UNITED STATES OF ATTICA

Refers to the Attica Prison riot of 1971 in which around 1,000 incarcerated individuals, most of which were Black, demanded rights to better living conditions, taking control of the prison for negotiations.

THE UNITED STATES OF ATTICA

The prison had doubled its capacity in occupancy and, as a result, access to showers became rarer and resources were few and far between. 39 people were killed in the 4-day violent confrontations between inmates and guards.

THE UNITED STATES OF ATTICA

The map chronicles violent events in American history, densely labeled in almost every state