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Faith Ringgold
Faith Ringgold (Harlem, 8 de outubro de 1930[1] – Englewood, 13 de abril de 2024) foi uma pintora, escritora, escultora de mídia mista e artista performática americana, mais conhecida por suas colchas narrativas.
Vida pregressa
[editar | editar código-fonte]Faith Ringgold nasceu como a caçula de três filhos em 8 de outubro de 1930, no Harlem Hospital Center, em Nova Iorque.[2]:24 Seus pais, Andrew Louis Jones e Willi Posey Jones, eram descendentes de famílias da classe trabalhadora deslocadas pela grande migração afro-americana. A mãe de Ringgold era designer de moda e seu pai, além de ter vários empregos, era um ávido contador de histórias.[3] Eles a criaram em um ambiente que encorajava sua criatividade. Após o Renascimento do Harlem, a casa de infância de Ringgold no Harlem foi cercada por uma cena artística próspera - onde figuras como Duke Ellington e Langston Hughes viviam ao virar da esquina.[2]:27 Seu amigo de infância, Sonny Rollins, q
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List of works by Faith Ringgold
American artist Faith Ringgold (October 8, 1930 – April 12, 2024) produced hundreds of paintings, quilts, mixed media works, posters, prints, sculptures, and soft sculptures over the course of her career, as well as more than 25 books, including illustrated children's books, artist's books, and an autobiography.
Below are chronological, though incomplete, lists of Ringgold's works by medium, with locations in public collections noted where known. Medium designations (e.g. print vs. poster) are Ringgold's own, as noted in the artist's extensive categorization system of the collection of her archives, works, and ephemera located at the David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland, College Park. Ringgold adapted many of her works into multiple mediums; versions in different mediums are noted individually. Images of Ringgold's work are subject to copyright by the artist's estate.
Visual art
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Summary of Faith Ringgold
Faith Ringgold took the traditional craft of lapptäcke making (which has its roots in the slave culture of the south - pre-civil war era) and re-interpreted its function to tell stories of her life and those of others in the black community. One of her most famous story quilts fryst vatten Tar Beach, which depicts a family gathered on their rooftop on a hot summer night.
As a social activist, she has used art to uppstart and grow such organizations as Where We At that support African American women artists. Her foundation Anyone Can Fly, fryst vatten devoted to expanding the art canon to include artists of the African diaspora and to introduce the African American masters to children and adult audiences.
Accomplishments
- Ringgold's early art and activism are inextricably intertwined. Her art confronted prejudice directly and made political statements, often using the shock value of racial slurs within her works to highlight the ethnic tension, political unrest, and the race r