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Art students try 'Flying Without Feathers'
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Redlands Daily Facts
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July 7, 2008
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Valley Preparatory School art students use their imagination in
creating a variety of artworks
The recent art exhibition at Valley Preparatory School in
Redlands, "Flying Without Feathers," was inspired by artist and
illustrator Faith Ringgold.
The focus this year in art specialist Joanne K. Curry's classes
was "Art is imagination, art is magic." Curry said that theme
generated excitement in her art classes and inspired new ideas for
students' art.
By using imagination and a myriad of mediums and applications,
students found they could "fly" to faraway places at any time with
anyone they chose. Some traveled to the past, some to the future and
some to places unknown. They included ...
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We Flew Over the Bridge: The Memoirs of Faith Ringgold.(Book review)
The Journal of African American History;
June 22, 2006 ;
Anderson, Joyce Owens;
638 words
...Faith Ringgold, We Flew Over the Bridge: The Memoirs of Faith Ringgold. Durham: Duke University Press, 2005. Pp. 304...In We Flew Over the Bridge, New York-born artist Faith Ringgold provides juicy autobiographical stories, supplemented...
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Artist Faith Ringgold Publishes Her Memoirs
Weekend Edition - Sunday (NPR);
December 10, 1995 ;
787 words
......African-American artist and writer Faith Ringgold, whose works appear in TV programs...LIANE HANSEN, Host: The visual art of Faith Ringgold is a personal and engaging comment...memoirs, called We Flew Over the Bridge. Faith Ringgold grew up in the Sugar Hills section...
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The Fabric of Her Life
Black Issues Book Review;
July 1, 2004 ;
Dodson, Angela P;
252 words
...The Fabric of Her Life Faith Ringgold: The David C. Driskell Series of African...2004, $35.00 ISBN 0-764-92761 While Faith Ringgold's name has become synonymous with quilt-making, the book Faith Ringgold, the third in The David C. Driskell...
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FAITH RINGGOLD TO SIGN BOOKS AT BLUE MARBLE.(POSTEXTRA)
The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY);
February 14, 1996 ;
163 words
......children's book illustrator and author Faith Ringgold will be at The Blue Marble Book Store...Martin Luther King '' and ''Talking to Faith Ringgold,'' will be available for signing...previous exhibit. CAPTION(S): Photo Faith Ringgold
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CALL & RESPONSE
Tri-State Defender;
March 29, 1995 ;
David Earl Jackson;
787 words
......amp; RESPONSE. By David Earl Jackson Faith Ringgold is one of our most significant contemporary...Endowment for the Visual Arts will present Faith Ringgold, painter, sculptor, performance artist...discuss her work in a presentation titled Faith Ringgold: 30 Years of Making Art. The ...
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Briefs -- We Flew Over the Bridge: The Memoirs of Faith Ringgold by Faith...
The Village Voice;
February 6, 1996 ;
Berger, Maurice;
536 words
...WE FLEW OVER THE BRIDGE: THE MEMOIRS OF FAITH RINGGOLD By Faith Ringgold Bulfinch Press, $29.95 The artist Faith Ringgold plays with the autobiographical genre in this blend of memoir, self-analysis, and social commentary. From discussion of...
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MARK YOUR ARTS CALENDAR; THIS SEASON'S 10 MUST-SEES - FROM LARRY THE CABLE...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);
August 30, 2007 ;
787 words
......exhibit by an artist of national renown, Faith Ringgold. She paints, creates painted story...Award for Illustration the same year. Faith Ringgold: From the George Washington Bridge...will consist of two exhibitions: A Faith Ringgold Retrospective and Dinner at Aunt Connie...
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Faith Ringgold, Fine and Mellow
The Washington Post;
October 20, 2005 ;
Jessica Dawson Special to The Washington Post;
123 words
...Faith Ringgold turned 75 last week. A staple of every feminist art history survey...any mouthy protest to temper the sweetness of her homespun style. "Faith Ringgold: Mama Can Sing, Papa Can Blow" at the Art Gallery, University of Maryland...
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Ringgold has stitched a multi-hued life of art, inspiration Author and...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
February 22, 1996 ;
JANET ENGE;
447 words
...Faith Ringgold paints and writes and wields an agile...Flew Over the Bridge: The Memoirs of Faith Ringgold," written in 1980. For 15 years, she...black women." Writing in Talking to Faith Ringgold, the author says, "I am inspired by...
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'THE ART OF FAITH RINGGOLD' OPENS AT THORNE-SAGENDORPH ART GALLERY
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
August 25, 2008 ;
562 words
......issued the following news release: Faith Ringgold, an award-winning author and artist...African/American Influences: The Art of Faith Ringgold" showcases this African-American artist...Flew Over the Bridge: The Memoirs of Faith Ringgold, was published in 1995. The exhibit...
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`portrait'
Chicago Sun-Times;
August 6, 1999 ;
Celeste Busk;
312 words
...`Dancing at the Louvre: Faith Ringgold's French Collection and Other...novels sewn into the quilts of Faith Ringgold. Through the vibrant imagery...Center. "Dancing at the Louvre: Faith Ringgold's French Collection and Other...
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'Faith Ringgold: The Last Story Quilt'; Artist captures craft and culture...
Michigan Chronicle;
July 11, 2000 ;
361 words
...Michigan Chronicle 07-11-2000 `Faith Ringgold: The Last Story Quilt'; Artist captures...feminist and civil rights activist, Faith Ringgold credits these traits with helping to...Her journey can be seen in the video "Faith Ringgold: The Last Story Quilt," shown throughout...
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QUILTS TELL THE STORY
Chicago Sun-Times;
August 15, 1999 ;
MARY HOULIHAN;
787 words
...Dancing at the Louvre: Faith Ringgold's French Collection and Other...decades. But when applied to Faith Ringgold's creations the question fades...politics. "Dancing at the Louvre: Faith Ringgold's French Collection and Other...
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Black Women Creating Their Own Image
New York Beacon, The;
December 8, 2004 ;
703 words
......including Elizabeth Catlett, Emma Amos, Faith Ringgold, Rene Cox, Chakaia Booker, Pamela Jennings...nonrepresentational and conceptual. Faith Ringgold's feminist, Op Art political poster...completed a monograph on the artist Faith Ringgold (Pomegranate 2004). "Creating Their...
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