#quiltwork

Faith Ringgold is best known for her storytelling quilt work. Ringgold was born on October 8, 1930 in New York City to Andrew Louis Jones and Willie Posey Jones. This was the time after the golden era of the Harlem Renaissance, but Ringgold’s childhood neighborhood was still beaming with much excitement and creativity. Ringgold grew up as the third child in a working-class family, often sick with asthma, such that she spent a lot of time making drawings and imagining that “the bridge was the magic highway to the rest of the world.”

Later Ringgold used the imagery of bridges in “The Woman on a Bridge Series,” as shown on one of the pages in a book titled Faith Ringgold : a view from the studio. On the other page, you can see a photograph of her parents, Willie Posey and Andrew Jones, Jr., in 1920.

Currently, the Museum of Modern Art is showing virtual views on Faith Ringgold’s work.

Image 1: Cover Image 2: Left: “Tar Beach: The Woman on a Bridge Series #1” 1988, Acrylic on canvas; printed, tie-dyed, painted, and pieced fabric, 74x 69cm, Right: Photograph of Willie Posey and Andrew Jones, Jr., Faith’s parents, 1920.

Happy Birthday to Faith Ringgold who was born on this day in 1930. She is best known for her storytelling quilt work. Faith Ringgold was born at Harlem Hospital in New York City to Andrew Louis Jones and Willie Posey Jones. This was the time after the golden era of the Harlem Renaissance, but the neighborhood was still beaming with much excitement and creativity. Ringgold grew up as the third child in a working-class family, often sick with asthma, such that she spent a lot of time making drawings and imagining that “the bridge was the magic highway to the rest of the world.”

Later Ringgold used the imagery of bridges in “The Woman on a Bridge Series” as shown on one of the pages in a book titled Faith Ringgold : a view from the studio. On the other page, you can see a photograph of her parents, Willie Posey and Andrew Jones, Jr., in 1920.