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Remembering Faith Ringgold

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My childhood copy of Tar Beach still sits on my bookshelf.

NPR shares the life of Faith Ringgold and her impact on art and African American storytelling.

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 her home Saturday in Englewood, N.J.

Ringgold also created paintings, sculptures, performance art and children’s books. Her work focused on Black life, feminine life and the crossroads between the two.

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