Faith Ringgold
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About
African-American artist and art professor who was best known for her painted story quilts. She is also a performance artist and a mixed-media sculptor. She participates in activism throughout her work.
Before Fame
She was born and raised in Harlem and studied at the City College of New York. Later, she taught in the art department at the University of California, San Diego.
Trivia
She wrote and illustrated seventeen books for children, including the Coretta Scott King Award-winning work 'Tar Beach' from 1991.
Family Life
Her second husband was Burdette Ringgold. She and her daughter Michele Wallace co-founded Women Students and Artists for Black Art Liberation. She also has a daughter named Barbara.
Associated With
She was given the Peace Corps Award by President Barack Obama.
