Nobody Will Ever Love You Like I Do

Nobody Will Ever Love You Like I Do

Brilliant blue, seductive red, and radiant yellow surround a singer and her jazz band in a vibrant space full of energy and motion. Inspired by a childhood immersed in the social and cultural life of the Harlem Renaissance, Ringgold has always been influenced by music and deeply engaged with the extended jazz community. The title of this work alludes to the emotional, soulful qualities expressed in jazz, and Ringgold composed accompanying song lyrics to accentuate the feelings within the image narrative. Screen-printed in nine separate colors, this print originates from the artist’s Jazz Stories quilt series. A border along the image’s edge nods to its roots in quilt and Ringgold’s iconic use of the craft as a storytelling medium.

Lyrics for all of Ringgold’s jazz series can be found in the Faith Ringgold Study Room. Appointments by request.

Faith Ringgold

2006

Serigraph

David C. Driskell Center Permanent Collection,
Gift from Jean and Robert E. Steele Collection