Nationality

American

Artist Dates

b. 1930

Title of Work

To Be or Not to Be Free

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Date of Work

2014

Medium

Color lithograph

Edition #

24/60

Signature

Lower right

Height

36 1/4" (framed)

Width

28 1/2" (framed)

Collection/Provenance

Art & Design Study Collection

Status

Displayed: Fourth floor, hallway of Administration & Finance, next to Office of the Dean

Location

School of Medicine & Health Sciences Building

Additional Information

The celebration of freedom is central to Faith Ringgold’s art. As a leading voice among African American artists, she tells the stories of perseverance and determination that illuminate African American experience both in the past and the present. This image is part of a series that follows a group traveling on the Underground Railway to escape slavery, a journey that Ringgold interprets as a metaphor for the ongoing struggle for freedom by oppressed people around the world.

Included in 'Art Across the Ages: A Selection of Treasured Works'

Condition

excellent

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