Faith Ringgold (David C. Driskell Series of African American Art) (Vol III)

About this book

The story of Faith Ringgold--activist author academician--is an uplifting look at a progressive artist who overcame discrimination and triumphed as a giant figure in American art notable as an accomplished painter a sculptor a printmaker and an art quilter. She has never abandoned her goal of searching for human dignity and empowerment for fellow African Americans while tirelessly fighting against discrimination. Faith Ringgold is a captivating look at the personal and professional life of one of the countrys most notable female artists. Selected works from several of her famous series are presented including The Flag Is Bleeding Help: the Slave Rape Series #11 The Purple Dolt Series Mothers Quilt and We Came to America. Lisa E. Farrington is a faculty member at Parsons School of Design in New York City where she teaches art and race and gender issues. A former Mellon Foundation fellow and recipient of numerous academic awards and honors she is the author of Creaing Their Own Image; African-American Women Artists (Oxford University Press 2004) and Art on Fire; The Politics of Race and Sex in the Paintings of Faith Ringgold (Millennium 1999).