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Faith Ringgold, pioneering artist who pushed boundaries in the American art world, gets her due

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Faith Ringgold, American People Series #18: The Flag Is Bleeding, 1967. Faith Ringgold, American People Series #18: The Flag Is Bleeding, 1967. © Faith Ringgold / ARS, NY and DACS, London, courtesy ACA Galleries, New York 2022
Faith Ringgold, American People Series #18: The Flag Is Bleeding, 1967. Faith Ringgold, American People Series #18: The Flag Is Bleeding, 1967. © Faith Ringgold / ARS, NY and DACS, London, courtesy ACA Galleries, New York 2022

A retrospective of the works of Faith Ringgold is now on display at the New Museum in New York. The 91-year-old redefined the history of American art by carving a space for Black women artists.

Karen Michel has the story.

Faith Ringgold, American People Series #20: Die, 1967. Faith Ringgold, American People Series #20: Die, 1967. . © Faith Ringgold / ARS, NY and DACS, London, courtesy ACA Galleries, New York 2022. Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY (Courtesy)
Faith Ringgold, American People Series #20: Die, 1967. Faith Ringgold, American People Series #20: Die, 1967. . © Faith Ringgold / ARS, NY and DACS, London, courtesy ACA Galleries, New York 2022. Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY (Courtesy)
Faith Ringgold, American People Series #20: Die, 1967. . © Faith Ringgold / ARS, NY and DACS, London, courtesy ACA Galleries, New York 2022. Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY
Faith Ringgold, American People Series #20: Die, 1967. . © Faith Ringgold / ARS, NY and DACS, London, courtesy ACA Galleries, New York 2022. Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY (Courtesy)
Faith Ringgold, Sonny’s Bridge, 1986. © Faith Ringgold / ARS, NY and DACS, London, courtesy ACA Galleries, New York 2022 (Courtesy)
Faith Ringgold, Sonny’s Bridge, 1986. © Faith Ringgold / ARS, NY and DACS, London, courtesy ACA Galleries, New York 2022 (Courtesy)

This segment aired on March 9, 2022.

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