Plate from Letter from Birmingham City Jail

2007

Faith Ringgold, author Martin Luther King Jr., printer Curlee Raven Holten

Associated Names
Faith Ringgold

Artist, American, 1930 - 2024

Martin Luther King Jr.

Author

Limited Editions Club

Publisher

Curlee Raven Holton

Printer, American, born 1951

The image displays a series of curved and elongated lines depicting abstract forms in a field filled with circular patches. The shapes resemble workers bending over and wearing large hats. The field is filled with white, fluffy shapes resembling a cotton field. The background is a solid blue expanse contrasting with the white and green field. In the foreground, a small abstractly shaped figure in blue, reminiscent of a child, sits among the workers.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    screenprint from an illustrated book with eight screenprints

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Fine in honor of Michele Wallace

  • Dimensions

    overall (closed): 39.8 × 33.2 × 4.9 cm (15 11/16 × 13 1/16 × 1 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.80.27.7

Associated Artworks

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Frontispiece from Letter from Birmingham City Jail

Faith Ringgold, Martin Luther King Jr., Limited Editions Club, Curlee Raven Holton

2007

This is a photograph of a book cover. The cover is a red fabric with a rectangular black label in the center, bordered by a gold line, where the title "Letter from Birmingham City Jail" is printed in gold lettering.

Letter from Birmingham City Jail

Faith Ringgold, Martin Luther King Jr., Limited Editions Club, Curlee Raven Holton

2007

This is a painting featuring a scene with a church and hooded figures. The artwork shows four figures in white with extended arms, floating in a blue sky. Below them is a depiction of a church with a domed roof, next to four hooded figures in white with blank expressions against a dark background. The painting includes a white cross with the words "16th Street Baptist Church" in the foreground. The style is reminiscent of Faith Ringgold, utilizing bold imagery for social commentary.

Plate from Letter from Birmingham City Jail

Faith Ringgold, Martin Luther King Jr., Limited Editions Club, Curlee Raven Holton

2007

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; to Ruth Fine, Philadelphia; gift to NGA, 2021

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"Faith Ringgold" colophon, graphite.

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