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

Lisa E. Farrington (Author), David C. Driskell (Introduction), Faith Ringgold (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2004 | Series: David C. Driskell Series of African American Art (Book 3)

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 country's 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, Mother's 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).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 116 pages
• Publisher: Pomegranate Communications (March 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764927612
• ISBN-13: 978-0764927614
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #788,208 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Poignant quilts, oils, collages, masks, posters, and more, May 5, 2004

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This review is from: Faith Ringgold (David C. Driskell Series of African American Art) (Vol III) (Hardcover)

Volume 3 of "The David C. Driskell Series Of African-American Art" from Pomegranate Publications, Faith Ringgold is an artbook by Lisa E. Farrington featuring the astounding and poignant quilts, oils, collages, masks, posters, and other artistic endeavors of female African-American artist Faith Ringgold, who is perhaps best known for the style of "super realism" that she developed by 1963, which in turn influenced the writings of James Baldwin and Amiri Baraka. An in-depth recounting of Faith Ringgold's life, including the schism of many years that putting her art and career before wifely duties caused between her and her second husband, complements the moving and meaningful artistic presentations ranging from a collage celebrating Black Women to a slightly warped yet all-too-real image of the American flag with an insidious message of hate subtly inserted in its stripes and stars, grimly reflecting the enduring racism to the point of lynching and murder that was rampant in 60's America and sadly remains pervasive up to the modern day. Faith Ringgold is a very highly recommended addition to Artist Biography and Contemporary Artbook collections.