About The Work
The French Collection, Faith Ringgold's quilt painting series of a fictional African-American artist and artists' model in 1920s Paris, presents a revisionist view of the early twentieth-century School of Paris. It tells the story of Willia Marie Simone's (a fictional character created by Ringgold) experience as a black woman in her journey to become a successful artist in France. This 36-piece jigsaw puzzle depicts Ringgold's Dancing at the Louvre (The French Collection Part 1: #1), (1991), Willia is accompanied by her friend Marcia and her two young daughters. They dance joyously in front of Old Masterworks that epitomize Western femininity and motherhood.
Faith Ringgold, Dancing at the Louvre: The French Collection Part I, #1, 1991. Acrylic on canvas, printed and tie-dyed pieced fabric, and ink, 73 1/2 × 80 1/2 in (186.7 × 204.5 cm)© 2022 Faith Ringgold / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, courtesy ACA Galleries, New York. Gund Gallery at Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio. Gift of David Horvitz ’74 and Francie Bishop Good, 2017.5.6. Photo: Alan Geho
About Faith Ringgold
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: Tschabalala Self releases new edition The Actress Alexis, 2024
- Interviews & Features: ANATOMY OF AN ARTWORK American People Series #20: Die, 1967 by Faith Ringgold
- News & Events: 5 Reasons to Collect Faith Ringgold's "Story Quilt" Silkscreen
- Art 101: The 'Vitamin T' List: 113 Artists on the Cutting-Edge of Textile Art
- Art 101: 8 "Unbeweavable" Textile Artists Redefining the Traditional Medium
36-piece puzzle
28.0 cm x 26.0 cm
Designed and produced exclusively by Third Drawer Down, in partnership with New Museum, New York. Reproduction without permission is prohibited.
About The Work
The French Collection, Faith Ringgold's quilt painting series of a fictional African-American artist and artists' model in 1920s Paris, presents a revisionist view of the early twentieth-century School of Paris. It tells the story of Willia Marie Simone's (a fictional character created by Ringgold) experience as a black woman in her journey to become a successful artist in France. This 36-piece jigsaw puzzle depicts Ringgold's Dancing at the Louvre (The French Collection Part 1: #1), (1991), Willia is accompanied by her friend Marcia and her two young daughters. They dance joyously in front of Old Masterworks that epitomize Western femininity and motherhood.
Faith Ringgold, Dancing at the Louvre: The French Collection Part I, #1, 1991. Acrylic on canvas, printed and tie-dyed pieced fabric, and ink, 73 1/2 × 80 1/2 in (186.7 × 204.5 cm)© 2022 Faith Ringgold / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, courtesy ACA Galleries, New York. Gund Gallery at Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio. Gift of David Horvitz ’74 and Francie Bishop Good, 2017.5.6. Photo: Alan Geho
About Faith Ringgold
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: Tschabalala Self releases new edition The Actress Alexis, 2024
- Interviews & Features: ANATOMY OF AN ARTWORK American People Series #20: Die, 1967 by Faith Ringgold
- News & Events: 5 Reasons to Collect Faith Ringgold's "Story Quilt" Silkscreen
- Art 101: The 'Vitamin T' List: 113 Artists on the Cutting-Edge of Textile Art
- Art 101: 8 "Unbeweavable" Textile Artists Redefining the Traditional Medium
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