For decades the 90-year-old artist best-known for her story quilts has refused to bow to convention, as she stitched a vibrant tapestry of art, history and social commentary.

NEW YORK (AP) — Faith Ringgold, an award-winning author and artist who broke down barriers for Black female artists and became famous for her richly colored and detailed quilts combining ...

Faith Ringgold at her home in Englewood, N.J., in 2020. She was best known for what she called “story quilts”: large panels of unstretched canvas, painted with narrative scenes in vivid acrylics.

Ringgold, the pioneering artist and author best known for narrative quilts that interwove art with activism and uplifted Black women’s stories, has died at 93.