Faith Ringgold
1) Tar Beach
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
[1991]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A young girl dreams of flying above her Harlem home, claiming all she sees for herself and her family. Based on the author's quilt story of the same name.
Series
Craft in America volume Season 4
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Examines the work and methods of four American textile artists: Faith Ringgold, creator of painted story quilts that tell the African American experience and the history of Harlem; Randall Darwall, maker of quilts and garments; Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, who incorporates weaving, sewing, painting, and appliqué to address her indigenous heritage; Terese Agnew, who makes quilts using a method she calls "drawing with thread."