America Free Angela
Object Details
- Created by
- Faith Ringgold, American, 1930 - 2024
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Angela Y. Davis, American, born 1944
- Description
- A print by Faith Ringgold with a tessellating pattern of red and blue triangles. Each triangle is composed of a word: FREE, ANGELA, or AMERICA in red, blue or grey text. The pattern forms squares reading alternating "Free Angela" and "Free America". In the bottom left corner, handwritten in black ink is [6/71] over [RINGGOLD]. The print is adhered to a white mat.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1971
- Object number
- 2014.72.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Faith Ringgold 1971
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- prints
- Medium
- lithographic ink on cardboard with mat board
- Dimensions
- H x W (w/ mat border): 33 1/2 × 24 9/16 × 1/16 in. (85.1 × 62.4 × 0.2 cm)
- H x W (w/out mat border): 28 7/16 × 19 1/2 in. (72.2 × 49.5 cm)
- Place made
- New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Justice
- Politics
- Race relations
- Women
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.72.1
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f9ddba29-ca0f-4257-9814-8f18cdd59801
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