“Under A Blood Red Sky #9” by Faith Ringgold
21.5 x 30 inches, offset lithograph on paper, limited edition 62 of 90 (2007)– unframed

Faith Ringgold, began her artistic career more than 35 years ago as a painter. Today, she is best known for her painted story quilts art that combines painting, quilted fabric and storytelling. She has exhibited in major museums in the USA, Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. She is in the permanent collection of many museums including the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Museum of Modern Art. Her first book, Tar Beach was a Caldecott Honor Book and winner of the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration, among numerous other honors. She has written and illustrated eleven childrens books. She has received more than 75 awards, fellowships, citations and honors.