![]() ![]() Ten black faces are arranged in a diagonal, bisected by the letters “BLACK POWER” crossing in the opposite direction. A commemorative stamp bears a grid of 100 faces cropped down to the eyes and nose. #6 Mr Charlie (1964), painted the same year James Baldwin’s Blues for Mister Charlie was staged, presents an elderly, oleaginous white man, not quite managing to place his hand on his heart in a masquerade of sincerity.įor #19: US Postage Stamp Commemorating the Advent of Black Power (1967), Ringgold exploits graphic techniques associated with pop art. In #9: The American Dream (1964), a glamorous female figure, half black, half white, languidly displays an outsize diamond ring against a descending red arrow, suggesting downfall accompanying the pursuit of material wealth and superficial status. Photograph: Faith Ringgold/ARS, courtesy Pippy Houldsworth Gallery American People #9: The American Dream, 1964. ![]()
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