Faith
Ringgold

Portrait of Faith Ringgold Faith Ringgold as painted on the Wall of Artists mural at Western High School

Who was she?

Faith Ringgold was born in Harlem, New York on October 8, 1930. She was an art teacher in a Harlem elementary school while earning her master's degrees from City College of New York.

Ringgold’s art was inspired by African tradition of music, storytelling, dance, and clothing. She also was a feminist and anti-racist activist and expressed those feelings through her artwork.

What did she paint and quilt?

Cover, from the book The Invisible Princess, 1999 by Faith Ringgold

Cover, from the book The Invisible Princess, 1999 by Faith Ringgold

Jazz Stories 2004: Mama Can Sing, Papa Can Blow #6: I'm Leavin in the Mornin., 2004 by Faith Ringgold

Jazz Stories 2004: Mama Can Sing, Papa Can Blow #6: I'm Leavin in the Mornin., 2004 by Faith Ringgold

Jazz Stories: Mama Can Sing, Papa Can Blow #8: Don't Wanna Love You, 2004 by Faith Ringgold

Jazz Stories: Mama Can Sing, Papa Can Blow #8: Don't Wanna Love You, 2004 by Faith Ringgold

Somebody Stole My Broken Heart, 2007 by Faith Ringgold

Somebody Stole My Broken Heart, 2007 by Faith Ringgold

Every time people struggle, they survive, they do better, and then they forget, and they end up back where they started from.

- Faith Ringgold

The Painting Process

Western High School art students painting the Wall of Artists mural Western High School art students painting the Wall of Artists mural Western High School art students painting the Wall of Artists mural Western High School art students painting the Wall of Artists mural Western High School art students painting the Wall of Artists mural
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