To Be Free or Not To Be Free

Work on Paper

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DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

To Be Free or Not To Be Free

Entry/Object ID

2014.44

Description

Silhouetted mass of huddled people on path in forest of neon pink trees and sky with green leaves

Artwork Details

Medium

Lithograph on Rives BFK

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul Art Museum, Art Acquisition Endowment

Made/Created

Artist

Ringgold, Faith

Date made

2014

Ethnography

Notes

North America United States

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

graphite BL of R

Notes

Inscription Type: "XI"

Transcription

graphite BC of R

Notes

Inscription Type: "To Be Or Not To Be Free"

Transcription

graphite BR of R

Notes

Inscription Type: "[artist signature] 2014"

Transcription

They followed their dream North to the Palisades and on to Freedom on Jones Road.

Notes

Inscription Type: bird-shaped stamp in BR corner of R

Notes

Inscription Type: "Aunt Emmy and Uncle Tate was the first to come to Jones Road on a dream.

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

WORKS ON PAPER

Dimensions

Dimension Description

sheet

Width

22 in

Length

30 in