Sunday, March 8, 2009

Anyone Can Fly! -- Faith Ringgold Event 3-8-09








LaShay and I had the privilege of attending this event, and meeting the great fiber artist and author, Faith Ringgold, and a reading and book signing at ABC Carpet & Home, New York, NY. Ms. Faith has been one of my favorite artist for 30 years and an inspiration to me. Tar Beach and Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky have been among our favorite bedtime stories since LaShay was a baby.
Faith Ringgold was born and raised in Harlem, USA, and received an M.A. from City College of New York in 1959. Her work is in the permanent collection of many museums including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She is the author and illustrator of 17 children's books, including Tar Beach, which was a Caldecott Honor Book and winner of the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration.
Thank you, Ms. Faith.






2 comments:

Sabrina said...

WOW! what an amazing opportunity, she is one of my sheros! blessings,s

Mary Louisa said...

Oh I love that "Shero" never heard that before. Shero and hero, thats great. By the way wonderful pix. of the day .