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Faith Ringgold

1930-present

Works in the Collection

PFF147D-Faith Ringgold, Taxes On Us Without Our Consent, Serigraph, 2009. Print divided in two sections, one depicting the Boston Tea Party, and the other the historic march and confrontation on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.
Taxes On Us Without Our Consent
2009

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PFF147A-Faith Ringgold, Cover “Freedom and Independence” Portfolio, Serigraph, 2009. Print divided in two sections, one depicting George Washington, the other a ship at sea. Title printed at Center.
Cover Freedom and Independence Portfolio
2009

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PFF147B-Faith Ringgold, As Free and Independent States, Serigraph, 2009. Print divided in two sections, one depicting Thomas Jefferson, and the other Martin Luther King Jr. in prison.
As Free and Independent States
2009

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PFF147F-Faith Ringgold, And Women?, Serigraph, 2009. Print divided in two sections, one depicting Abigail Adams, and the other Sojourner Truth, both in grey tones and overlaid with excerpts of their respective writings on women’s rights.
And Women?
2009

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PFF147G-Faith Ringgold, All Men Are Created Equal, Serigraph, 2009. Print divided in two sections, one depicting George Washington, the other a ship at sea.
All Men Are Created Equal
2009

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PFF147E-Faith Ringgold, Absolute Tyranny, Serigraph, 2009. Print divided in two sections, one depicting the Boston Massacre, and the other a public lynching of three black men.
Absolute Tyranny
2009

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PFF147C-Faith Ringgold, We Have Appealed To Their Native Justice and Magnanimity, Serigraph, 2009. Print divided in two sections, one depicting Benjamin Franklin petitioning King George, the other Frederick Douglas speaking before group of white men.
We Have Appealed To Their Native Justice and Magnanimity
2009

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Biography

Faith Ringgold was born in Harlem, New York, New York in 1930. As she grew up, she was immersed in the cultural contributions of the Harlem Renaissance. She received her B.A. in Fine Arts and Education in 1955 and her Master’s degree from the City College of New York. Shortly after remarrying to Burdette Ringgold, Faith began her painting career in the late 1950s. As time went on, her art expanded to sculpture, quilt, performance art, illustration, and writing. Ms. Ringgold was extremely accomplished in her career, receiving over 75 awards, including numerous grants and fellowships. A few of her awards include: the National Endowment For the Arts Award for sculpture (1978) and for painting (1989); The La Napoule Foundation Award for painting in France (1990); The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship for painting (1987); The New York Foundation For the Arts Award for painting (1988); The American Association of University Women for travel to Africa (1976); The Creative Artists Public Service Award for painting (1971).

Ringgold also holds the position of professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego where she taught art from 1987 until 2002. Ringgold has written and illustrated 11 children’s books, including her first, “Tar Beach”, which was a Caldecott Honor Book and received the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration. Faith Ringgold lives in Englewood, New Jersey, where she continues to work in art and academia.

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