We Flew over the Bridge: The Memoirs of Faith Ringgold by Ringgold, Faith

We Flew over the Bridge: The Memoirs of Faith Ringgold (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780822335641)

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We Flew over the Bridge: The Memoirs of Faith Ringgold by Ringgold, Faith

We Flew over the Bridge: The Memoirs of Faith Ringgold

$28.95
We Flew over the Bridge: The Memoirs of Faith Ringgold by Ringgold, Faith

We Flew over the Bridge: The Memoirs of Faith Ringgold

$28.95
Format: Paperback
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In We Flew over the Bridge, one of the country's preeminent African American artists--and award-winning children's book authors--shares the fascinating story of her life. Faith Ringgold's artworks--startling "story quilts," politically charged paintings, and more--hang in the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and other major museums around the world, as well as in the private collections of Maya Angelou, Bill Cosby, and Oprah Winfrey. Her children's books, including the Caldecott Honor Book Tar Beach, have sold hundreds of thousands of copies. But Ringgold's path to success has not been easy. In this gorgeously illustrated memoir, she looks back and shares the story of her struggles, growth, and triumphs. Ringgold recollects how she had to surmount a wall of prejudices as she worked to refine her artistic vision and raise a family. At the same time, the story she tells is one of warm family memories and sustaining friendships, community involvement, and hope for the future.

Author: Faith Ringgold
ISBN-10: 0822335646
ISBN-13: 9780822335641
Publisher: Duke University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/11/2005
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.37lbs
Size: 9.06h x 7.62w x 0.66d

Review Citation(s):
Ebony 06/01/2005 pg. 33
Essence 12/01/2005 pg. 130
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2006 pg. 1 - Outstanding
By Faith Ringgold
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Faith Ringgold was born in Harlem in 1930. She began painting more than forty years ago, and has exhibited in museums in the United States, Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. In addition to Tar Beach, the children's books she has written and illustrated include Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky, If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks, and My Dream of Martin Luther King. Ringgold has received more than seventy-five awards, fellowships, citations, and honors, including seventeen honorary doctorates. She lives in Englewood, New Jersey.

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