Faith Ringold

Faith Ringgold (American) b. 1930, The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles, 1991Acrylic on canvas, tie dyed, pieced fabric border, 74 x 80 inches, Private Collection

Faith Ringgold was a painter. She is best known for her story quilts. Her art work has been in many museums throughout the world.She has recived over 75 awards. The painting is very colorful. It has a lot of sunflowers in it. Many African-American strong women
are holding a quilt with many sunflowers on it. Van Gogh is in the backround holding a basket of flowers. I think this painting is a form of formalism.