In the original picture, George Washington's troops fed some ragged black boys watermelon. She became the class artist in school and was asked in second grade to copy a scene onto a huge mural. Because Faith needed a special diet of lean meats and vegetables, the rest of the family ate healthier, too. While other kids were spending their time in kindergarten and first grade, Faith was resting at home, learning to love drawing. She had to go for regular hospital visits so she missed early schooling. She sewed stylish clothes for her daughters and eventually made a living as a fashion designer.įaith had asthma as a little girl which affected her life in several ways. Their mother, Willi Posey Jones, was an excellent seamstress. Her family didn't have a lot of money, but there was enough to feed and clothe Faith, her brother Andrew, and her sister, Barbara-just not a lot for extras. She was raised in 1940s New York City, in an African-American neighborhood called Sugar Hill in Harlem. There's motion in her work, a striving upward and pushing at the edges of her world. Whether working with quilting squares, African masks, paint & brush, or her own words, Faith gives the rich colors and textures a life of their own. Faith Ringgold is an artist who uses different materials to tell the stories that are important to her family and her people.
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