The Sunflower Quilting Bee At Arles Analysis

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Faith Ringgold was born in Harlem, New york City. Faith Ringgold is known for all around the world for her painting and her large painted quilts. What makes her art unique is all the details, colors, and the time she spends on her art. The medium that Faith works with is Acrylic, ink maker, dyed fabric, also sequins on canvas. Faith has got many awards for her art and has been recognized for them. One of her painting that I love is “ the sunflower quilting bee at Arles “. Faith Ringgold was born on October 8, 1930 and she is still alive today. Her personal motto states “ if one can, Anyone can, All you gotta do is fly”. Faith has created Portraits, Landscapes, and Abstracts. Faith went to Paris to study with other artists. Faith Ringgold is

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