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WE WAS MOSTLY ‘BOUT SURVIVAL.jpg
From Saar’s 1997 series of washboard assemblages each entitled We Was Mostly ‘Bout Survival comes this lithograph reproduction included in the portfolio Freedom or Slavery: The Paul Robeson Portfolio, celebrating the multi-talented activist,…

Nobody Will Ever Love You Like I Do.jpeg
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…

Now You Cookin' with Gas from Bookmarks in the Pages of Life Series.jpeg
Much of Saar’s work explores the experiences of African American womanhood, emphasizing their independence. Here, a photographic image of a woman is situated on the edges of a cityscape while two men in colorful zoot suits stand contained within a…

Papa Can Blow.jpeg

BOOK -Declaration of Freedom.jpeg

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Romie We Love You.jpeg
This serigraph references famed artist and founder of African-American artist collective Spiral, Romare Bearden (referenced here as “Romie.”) Picturing Bearden with one of his many beloved cats, Ringgold depicts a sweet and intimate vision of the man…

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Ringgold Saar Web Banner with superimposed timeline.jpg

Fabric Workshop and Museum Takin a Chance on Luv.jpg
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