Faith Ringgold

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Faith Ringgold (born [ [October 8]] 1930) is an African-American artist and author.

Ringgold was raised in Harlem and educated at the City College of New York, where she studied with Robert Gwathmey and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. She was greatly influenced by the fabric she worked with at home with her mother who was a seamstress and has used fabric in many of her artworks. She is especially well-known for her painted story quilts which blur the line between "high art" and "craft" by combining painting, quilted fabric, and storytelling.

In addition, Ringgold has written and illustrated eleven children's books including Tar Beach and has exhibited in major museums all over the world. She currently serves on the art faculty at the University of California, San Diego.

Ringgold was also the plaintiff in a significant copyright case.^[1] She sued Black Entertainment Television (BET) for episodes of the television show "Roc" in which a Ringgold poster was shown on nine different occasions for a total of 26.75 seconds. The court rejected the de minimis defense raised by BET, which had argued that the use of Ringgold's copyrighted work was so minimal that it did not constitute an infringement.faith ringgold has been to one of the top school in newyork city which ps45.That school as done a play on her book tarbeach.mrs ringgold has taken pictures with 5-209 mr higgins 5-203 ms waters and 3-330 ms batson.as stated faith is going to put the picture of those clas in her new children measum.