Faith Ringgold’s “God Bless America” to me feels that it relates to role #4. She painted this based on her own beliefs and thoughts. God Bless America was painted during the time when white prejudice against the African American community was enforced legally by the government. The American star the woman is holding is transformed into a sheriff’s badge, and the American stripes are transformed into prison bars. The woman is portrayed as a racist denying African Americans the right to vote and is a prisoner to her own bigotry. Faith Ringgold has been painting for more than 35 years. Now days she is known best for her quilts, an art that combines panting, quilt fabric and storytelling. She has exhibited in plenty of museums around the world. Not only does she paint but she also writes books, her first book being Tar Beach which has won numerous honors.
Some of her paints are:
Echoes of Harlem ,1960:
Tar Beach, 1988:
The American People Series #13: God Bless America, 1964:
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