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Faith Ringgold

Letter from Birmingham City Jail, by Martin Luther King, Jr.,

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  • Faith Ringgold

Title

Letter from Birmingham City Jail, by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Medium

ink, cardboard, gold foil, linen

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Book containing 8 serigraph prints on wove paper; hardbound,
  • linen cover.

Techniques

  • Book containing 8 serigraph prints on wove paper; hardbound,
  • linen cover.

Supports

  • wove paper

Dimensions

37.2 x 31.8 x 2.9 cm (14 5/8 x 12 1/2 x 1 1/8 inches) book

Signature / Inscription / Marks

signed "Faith Ringgold" in graphote on page 57, with the edition "126" given in graphite (from a total of 420)

Identification

Edition

126/420

Place

Place Made: New York

Type

  • Books

Credit

Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund

Object Number

2009.85A

Letter from Birmingham City Jail, by Martin Luther King, Jr.

126/420

signed "Faith Ringgold" in graphote on page 57, with the edition "126" given in graphite (from a total of 420)

Place Made: New York
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Faith Ringgold

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