~FAITH RINGGOLD . . GEE’S BEND QUILT SURVEY OPENING / WHITNEY MUSEUM / NOV 2002
almost 20 years ago – to the day !!!!
that’s FAITH RINGGOLD . . on the right,
at the landmark . . . ‘Quilts of Gee’s Bend’ opening – at the Whitney Museum when it was uptown (!!)
on the left, is the exhibit’s curator . . . ALVIA WARDLAW. NOV 21, 2002.
ARCHIVAL PHOTO: NANCY SMITH . . & probably one of my most important – art-wise & historically !!
it was first published on artnet, in the ‘People’ section of the Magazine,
under then-editor, WALTER ROBINSON.
see the original report: ‘ART LOVERS NEW YORK – PHOTOS by NANCY SMITH’ – FALL 2002
note: FAITH RINGGOLD, born Oct 1930, in Harlem, NYC – was a very robust, vivid strong woman,
when I took that photo on NOV 21, 2002 – & that would make her . . almost 70 in my photo !!
just pushing 90 now, she was in attendance at the New Museum private & press opening, last night.
THE NEW MUSEUM NYC PRESENTS:
‘FAITH RINGGOLD: AMERICAN PEOPLE’ / FEB 17 – JUNE 5, 2022
check out: ‘FAITH RINGGOLD’ EXHIBIT via Instagram @newmuseum
note: The New Museum will present a “VIRTUAL – LIVE TOUR of the EXHIBIT” /
with GARY CARRION-MURAYARI / a live=stream open to all – via that same Instagram link . . !!
on . . . WED FEB 23, 2022 at 2 PM
note: the public opening is tomorrow night, THURS FEB 17, 2022 / 7 – 9 PM
pay what you wish / register . . for timed admission tickets
