This set of Faith RInggold resources includes four printable pages that will make it easy for you to introduce this important artist to your kids. Her life and body of work are perfect for discussing some big issues, like gender and racial equality, with kids. Both the stories being told and the message contained within were new to the art world. She fought for equal rights both through protests and through the messages within her artwork. Ringgold told stories of women, particularly African American women, and their role in the world. She told stories through illustrations that combined paint and fabric instead of the traditional canvas. Who is Faith Ringgold…įaith RInggold is an African American artist who is best known for her story quilts.
Learn more about her story and her art with these free Faith Ringgold for kids printable resources and prompts. Family comraderie is also a part of the story.Faith RInggold is a female African American artist who was a trialblazer for the arts and civil rights. (You have to be there.) They have gone to their Aunt Connie's house for a big annual dinner and the display of her new art. Melody and her newly adopted cousin, Lonnie, visit and talk with the women in the paintings.
Have fun grading these projects! Display them.Īs for Faith Ringgold's book, it is a celebration of women of color and the variety of things they have done in art, acting, writing, civil rights, education, public speaking, singing, leading, and cosmetics. Require a written report (but it is not to be read to the class)Ħ. I would have mine do a powerpoint presentation using this book, one encyclopedia (if applicable), one book or magazine, or one internet article. Explain the assignment (as you determine best for your class). Make adjustments that suit your students.Ĥ. Assign one figure to a team of two (depending on class size). Go through "Faith Ringgold (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)" to identify the artist and some of her other books.ģ. "Dinner at Aunt Connie's House"-read aloud parts of book for introduction to historical figures.Ģ. Add Faith Ringgold (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) and there is the basis for another African American woman in the mix.ĭepending on the age group and your collaboration with your school media specialist/librarian, these are the things you can incorporate into a wonderful Black History project:ġ. What a wonderful book to have on hand during Black History month! It contains bright and bold colors in paintings of twelve beautiful African American women who tell us briefly about their lives and become the basis for longer collaborative work and projects by students.
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