{"product_id":"we-flew-over-the-bridge-9780822335641","title":"We Flew over the Bridge","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfrican American artist Faith Ringgold narrates the events of her life from her childhood in 1930s Harlem to her stellar careers as both a best-selling children's writer and well-respected artist whose \"story quilts\" are displayed in museums worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bridging is the major motif of Ringgold’s life. . . . She is a bridge between the Harlem Renaissance and the civil rights era. She is a bridge between her mother’s applied art of fashion design and her own fine art of painting and story quilts. She is a bridge between the black power movement and the women’s movement. And she is a bridge between the abstract art that dominated the ‘60s and the issue-oriented art that connected with viewers’ hearts—and lives.”—Carrie Rickey, \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Faith Ringgold has already won my heart as an artist, as a woman, as an African American, and now with her entry into the world of autobiography (where I dwell), she has taken my heart again. She writes so beautifully.”—Maya Angelou\u003cbr\u003e“Faith Ringgold has created a rich and highly informative work not only of her own life as an American in general but as an African American in particular. These memoirs are a part of American history—of what it means to be an artist, a writer, and a philosopher in our society.”—Jacob Lawrence\u003cbr\u003e“Faith Ringgold’s exuberant and original art has made her one of America’s more important artists and a feminist heroine. Now her wonderfully honest memoirs will resonate with all political and creative women who are still fighting the battles Ringgold has won.”—Lucy Lippard, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pink Glass Swan: Selected Essays on Feminist Art\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In words that are as direct, honest, full of color and life as her paintings, Ringgold gives each reader the greatest gift of all—courage to be one’s own unique and universal self.”—Gloria Steinem\u003cbr\u003e“The story of Ringgold’s triumph—achieved through sheer determination, savvy, and self-conviction—is both accessible and inspiring.”—Lowery Stokes Sims, executive director, the Studio Museum in Harlem\u003cbr\u003e“Ringgold provides juicy autobiographical stories, supplemented with personal photographs as well as ample illustrations and descriptions of her work. It is a memoir every artist should read. . . . The book is informative, forthright, and fun, and is a great teaching tool for both emerging and established artists.” -- Joyce Owens Anderson * Journal of African American History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface xi\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I: Harlem Born and Bred\u003cbr\u003e 1. From the Cradle to the Classroom in the 1930s  3\u003cbr\u003e 2. Growing Up on Sugar Hill in the 1940s  25\u003cbr\u003e Part II: Men, Marriage, and Motherhood\u003cbr\u003e 3. Men and Marriage in the 1950s and 1960s  39\u003cbr\u003e 4. My Mother Was Perfect, or So She Said  67\u003cbr\u003e 5. Parental Politics: My Daughters and Me  81\u003cbr\u003e Color Plates  97\u003cbr\u003e Part III: Making Art, Making Waves, and Making Money\u003cbr\u003e 6. A European Trip Ends with a Death in the Family  131\u003cbr\u003e 7. The 1960s: Is There a Black Art?  143\u003cbr\u003e 8. The End of the 1960s: Out of the Studio and into the Streets  165\u003cbr\u003e 9. The 1970s: Is There a Women's Art?  173\u003cbr\u003e 10. Teaching Art: Those Who Can Should  217\u003cbr\u003e 11. We Flew over the Bridge: Performance Art, Story Quilts, and Tar Beach  237\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Matisse's Chapel  273\u003cbr\u003e Faith Ringgold Chronology  275\u003cbr\u003e Public and Private Collections  283\u003cbr\u003e Index  285","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406038638935,"sku":"9780822335641","price":21.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822335641.jpg?v=1730494332","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/we-flew-over-the-bridge-9780822335641","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}