ABSTRACT
Somewhat unconventionally, Faith Ringgold views the American art world of the 1960s as a hotbed of conservatism. Yet, she definitely has a point, given the obstacles faced at the time by women and racialized people in their struggles for equal representation in galleries, museums and art schools—let alone in society at large. This chapter examines how Ringgold’s unusually fluid mixing of art, autobiography and children’s books powerfully combines art and writing—each informing the other—to advance her feminist and anti-racist perspectives.
