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Faith Ringgold - Part One

Faith Ringgold painted some of the most truthful and empowering representations of African Americans during the civil rights and women's movements of the 1960s and 1970s.

Harlem-born artist, author and activist Faith Ringgold painted some of the most truthful and empowering representations of African Americans during the civil rights and women's movements of the 1960s and 1970s. At the time, the art establishment dismissed her seminal American People series as political art by a woman, and a black woman at that. Undeterred, Ringgold continued to tell her story using numerous art forms, including traditional quilts which have their roots in the slave culture of the South. Ringgold reinterpreted their function to tell politically charged stories, something she has also done with her illustrated children's books. Now in her late 80s, Ringgold is considered one of the most important African American artists, whose work is increasingly relevant today. Imagine... spends time with this impassioned feminist, civil rights activist and champion of imagination, following her in her New Jersey studio and in the heart of Harlem.

26 minutes

Last on

Thu 31 Dec 202016:30GMT

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterAlan Yentob
Featured ArtistFaith Ringgold
ProducerLouise Lockwood
DirectorLouise Lockwood
Executive ProducerTanya Hudson
Series EditorAlan Yentob

Broadcasts

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  • Sun 9 Aug 202020:30GMT
  • Mon 10 Aug 202002:30GMT
  • Mon 10 Aug 202012:30GMT
  • Tue 11 Aug 202006:30GMT
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  • Fri 14 Aug 202007:30GMT
  • Thu 31 Dec 202010:30GMT
  • Thu 31 Dec 202016:30GMT