Remembering acclaimed artist and quilter Faith Ringgold Ringgold, who died April 12, portrayed themes of Black life and culture through her quilts, paintings, dolls and books. The acclaimed artist Faith Ringgold portrayed themes of Black life and culture through her quilts, paintings, dolls and books for children. And - but it wasn't until the '70s, when we women artists were …
NEW YORK — Faith Ringgold, an award-winning author and artist who broke down barriers for Black female artists and became famous for her richly colored and detailed quilts combining painting, textiles and storytelling, has died. For her 1982 story quilt, “Who’s Afraid of Aunt Jemina,” Ringgold confronted the struggles of women by undermining the Black “mammy” stereotype and telling the …
NEW YORK — From simple geometric shapes to the intricately wrought details of daily life, the quilt designs in a show now running at the American Folk Art Museum show how powerfully this art form has told stories for centuries and been a vehicle for creativity. “What this quilt knows and exposes is a bit about Black-lived experiences and artistic …
Dubbing the day as the ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day of Rage’, protestors smashed windows at the Oregon Historical Society and damaged a quilt sewn by 15 Black women in the 1970s Portland: Protesters in Portland overturned statues of former Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln and vandalised the Oregon Historical Society in a declaration of “rage” toward Columbus Day. Protest organisers …
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