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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 born on October 8th, 1930 and raised in Harlem. She has won numerous awards and written and illustrated eleven childrens books. Today she is best known for her elebrate story quilts. The painting above is a good example of one of her famous story quilts. In this piece of artwork Faith's story is that of a strong African-American women. She has always tried to portray this image in her creations because she does not want the African-American artist to be overlooked in the world of contemporary art. To the right you see an on looking Vincent Van Gogh. Faith Ringgold may have chosen him to be put in this painting because Vincent Van Gogh made a series of sunflower paintings in Arles himself. She could have even looked up to him as an artist of what she was aspiring to become.