Artist Faith Ringgold sits before her quilt "Tar Beach" in 1993. The artwork also inspired a children's book of the same name. Artist Faith Ringgold, well known for her story quilts depicting African ...

Inspired by her painted story quilt of the same name, Faith Ringgold’s debut children’s book, Tar Beach, centers on a girl who yearns to be free to go wherever she wants for the rest of her life. One ...

Artist Faith Ringgold, well known for her story quilts depicting African American experiences, has died. She was 93. Her death was confirmed by her assistant Grace Matthews, who said Ringgold died at ...

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