American Collection #5: Bessie's Blues
Faith Ringgold · January 19, 1997
Provenance
Ownership history
- The artist, CA and NJ; sold through ACA Galleries, NY, to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2002.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 265, A Century of Collecting: African American Art in The Art Institute of Chicago, Jan. 31, 2003–May 19, 2003.
- Art Institute of Chicago, Music and Movement: Rhythm in Textile Design, May 18, 2018-Jan. 6, 2019.
- London, Serpentine Gallery, Faith Ringgold, June 6–Sept. 8, 2019, not in cat; Potomac, MD, Glenstone, Apr. 8–Oct. 24, 2021 (Potomac only).
- New York, New Museum, Faith Ringgold: American People, Feb. 17-June 5, 2022, no cat. no.; San Fransico, de Young Museum, July 16-Nov. 27, 2022, Musée Picasso Paris, as Faith Ringgold, Jan. 31–July 2, 2023 (New York only).
Literature
Published references
- Massimiliano Gioni and Gary Carrion-Murayari, eds., Faith Ringgold: American People, exh. cat. (London: Phaidon Press; New York: New Museum, 2022), 219 (ill.).
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