Faith Ringgold is an American artist best known for her colorful abstractions which often depict themes from American history and politics. Often associated with her ties to feminism, postcolonialist critique, and activism, she addresses controversial subject matter through a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, performance, and quilt work, as seen in her works Flag for the Moon (1969) and Who’s Afraid of Aunt Jemima (1983). The artist is also known for her children’s books, which she writes and illustrates, such as Tar Beach (1991) and We Came to America (2016) and was awarded a Caldecott Medal in 1992. Born October 8, 1930 in Engelwood, NJ, Ringgold enrolled at the City College of New York to study fine arts, however...