Ringgold’s painting was not. It was Barbara Drummond, a correctional officer and a former volunteer at the Schomburg Center ...

As the film tells it, the story of this mural is also that of the crisis at Rikers and of “prison” in spectacular decay — ...

The new documentary "Paint Me a Road Out of Here" details the history of a painting by Faith Ringgold, created for the Rikers ...

In 1971, the artist Faith Ringgold received a grant to make a painting for a public institution in New York City. She decided ...

Faith Ringgold painted a vibrant mural at the Women’s House of Detention on Rikers Island. A few years later, it was whitewashed.

A new documentary by Catherine Gund tracks the loss, painting over and recovery of Ringgold’s motivational composition “For ...

I had the unique pleasure of meeting Ms. Faith Ringgold many times throughout my life and journey as an artist. My very first ...

Uncovering the subversive potential of textiles, ‘Unravel – The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art’, at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, ambitiously explored how artists have used this medium to ...

Gund centers on the legacy of late artist Faith Ringgold, whose 1971 painting "For the Women's House" made it from Rikers Island to the Brooklyn Museum. The 50-year journey for Ringgold's ...

In 1971, underestimated artist Faith Ringgold made a monumental painting for the women incarcerated at Rikers Island jail called “For the Women’s House.” Fifty years later, artist Mary ...