Dream 2: King & The Sisterhood
Faith Ringgold
(American, born in 1930)
1988
Medium/TechniqueAcrylic on canvas, pieced, dyed, and printed fabric
Dimensions243.8 x 152.4 cm (96 x 60 in.)
Credit LineThe Hayden Collection—Charles Henry Hayden Fund and Anonymous gifts
Accession number1991.625
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
Description"Dream 2: King and the Sisterhood" is a story quilt collaboration between Ringgold and her daughter, Michele Wallace, a feminist writer and cultural critic, that combines stitching with, writing, and painting. It chronicles the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, the civil rights movement, and the contributions of women freedom fighters. The work reconsiders the public and private life of King from the perspective of African American women and shows King's appreciation of their role in the struggle.
ProvenanceThe artist; with Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, New York, 1991; to MFA, Boston, 1991CopyrightFaith Ringgold © 1988
