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FAITH RINGGOLD | Two Jemimas
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
Sold
187,500 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Faith Ringgold
- Two Jemimas
- signed and dated Feb 9, 1997
- acrylic on stitched canvas
Provenance
ACA Galleries, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
New York, New Museum of Contemporary Art, Dancing at the Louvre: Faith Ringgold's French Collection and Other Story Quilts, pp. 122-123, illustrated in color
Lisa E. Farrington, The David C. Driskell Series of African American Art Volume III, Faith Ringgold, San Francisco 2004, pl. 46, p. 95, illustrated in color
Lisa E. Farrington, The David C. Driskell Series of African American Art Volume III, Faith Ringgold, San Francisco 2004, pl. 46, p. 95, illustrated in color
Catalogue Note
"...a feminist statement about the stereotype of black women as fat. Aunt Jemima conveys the same negative connotation as Uncle Tom, simply because of her looks.'' Faith Ringgold