Frontispiece from Letter from Birmingham City Jail
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screenprint from an illustrated book with eight screenprints
Dimensions
overall (closed): 39.8 × 33.2 × 4.9 cm (15 11/16 × 13 1/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
Classification
Volume
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Ruth Fine in honor of Michele Wallace
Accession Number
2021.80.27.1
Art Historical Context
**Frontispiece from *Letter from Birmingham City Jail (2007) is a powerful screenprint by acclaimed artist Faith Ringgold, as the frontispiece for an book featuring eight screenprints the text of Martin Luther King.'s seminal 1963 essay. Printed by master printer Curlee Raven Holten this work honors King's impassioned defense of nonviolent civil disobedience, penned while imprisoned during the Birmingham Campaign—a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement against segregation and injustice. Ringgold, renowned for her vibrant story quilts and prints that confront racism, gender inequality, a...