World renowned artist, Faith Ringgold, has passed, leaving behind a powerful legacy of art. She was New York's own, and so many of the article below will come from New York Museums, and how her art had an impact. I have included the lessons from the various art institutions with an emphasis on The New York Times Learning Network, which has both a local and national perspective on Ringgold's considerable body of work.
The New York Times Learning Network has origins to MoMA's original Visual Thinking Curriculum (VTC) which has undergone a number of incarnations. I had the privilege of helping to launch the initial VTC so the questioning techniques and strategies are those I always enjoyed.
NYTimes: Faith Ringgold Dies at 93; Wove Black Life Into Quilts and Children’s Books
NYT Up Close: Faith Ringgold: 'Didn't Want People to Be Able to Look, and Look Away'
NYT – T Magazine feature article : – Why Faith Ringgold Makes Sure Her Pieces Bear Her Signature
NYT Art and Design: Faith Ringgold’s Path of Maximum Resistance
Guggenheim Museum: Artist Faith Ringgold Discusses "Tar Beach" on "Craft in America" - May 9, 2012
On the television series Craft in America, pioneering artist Faith Ringgold is interviewed at the Guggenheim about her life, her process, and her story …
The Guggenheim Museum: Ashley James on Faith Ringgold’s “Tar Beach”
Brooklyn Museum: Faith Ringgold
The Guardian: Art - Faith Ringgold: 'I'm not going to see riots and not paint them'
Faith Ringgold Chronology (from her site)
Faith Ringgold, quilt and visual artist, dies at 93 : NPR
Lesson Plans, Faith Ringgold
FREE Faith Ringgold Story Quilts, Grades 2-4 — VISIONARY ART COLLECTIVE
Faith Ringold matt museum lesson plans - Visionary Art Collective
Virtual Views: Faith Ringgold | MoMA
Five Photography Assignments That Invite You to Look Closely at the World
Pre K - 2 3 - 5 6 - 8 9 - 12 13+ Art/Music English/Language Arts Social Studies/History Faith Ringgold, Artist
The New York Times Learning Netowork MoMA Guggenheim Museum
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