About the Artist

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About the Artist

Faith Ringgold, a prolic artist, painter, writer, speaker, mixed media sculptor, and

performance artist, was born in Harlem, New York, in 1930 and currently lives and

works in Englewood, New Jersey.

There is new interest in Ringgold’s long ignored and politically charged oil paint-

ings from the 1960’s but Ringgold has been known best for her children’s books and

painted story quilts. Faith made her rst quilt, Echoes of Harlem, in 1980, in col-

laboration with her mother, Madame Willi Posey. Ringgold’s art is included in many

public collections including; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Mod-

ern Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the National Museum of American

Art, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts to name a few.

Ringgold’s rst published book, Tar Beach, has been in print for over 25 years

and has won more than 30 awards including a Caldecott Medal and the Coretta Scott

King award for the best illustrated children’s book of 1991. Ringgold has written and

or illustrated 20 children’s books and is in the process of doing a new book about

ancestors for Harper Collins.

Ringgold is the recipient of more than 75 awards including; the National

Endowment for the Arts, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Fellowship, the New York Foundation for Arts Award, numerous Lifetime Achieve-

ment Awards, and 23 honorary doctor of ne arts degrees. Ms. Ringgold is

represented by ACA Gallery in New York City.

Ringgold successfully sued for copyright infringement for the unauthorized use of

a poster reproducing one of her works as part of the set background of a TV sitcom.

It was seen a total of 27 seconds during nine different scenes. The show producer

claimed that the use of the poster was either de minimis or a fair use. The trial court

granted summary judgment for defendant on grounds of fair use defense. Ringgold

appealed, and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in her favor. (Ringgold v.

Black Entertainment Television, Inc., 126 F.3d 70 (2d Cir. 1997).) Faith Ringgold

was represented by attorney Barbara Hoffman.

The ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law

is proud to honor

Simon Tam and His Legal Team

Simon Tam

Musician, Author, Entrepreneur, and Activist

Legal Team

Ronald D. Coleman; John C. Connell; Joel G. MacMull

Please join us at the

Mark T. Banner Award Luncheon

Thursday, April 19, 2018

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

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2018

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