Library Binding
(Little Brown & Co, Sept. 1, 1993)
A biography of African-American artist Faith Ringgold describes her creation of the painted story quilt, an art form combining rich oral history with colorful paintings on quilted fabric and canvas.
The author of the Portraits of Women Artists series juxtaposes the details of Depression photographer Dorothea Lange's life with the images of her work to show how the photographer used the camera as an instrument of social change.
The life story of Mary Cassatt, illustrated by reproductions of her work, depicts her struggle to overcome sexism during the 1860s and become a professional artist.