The University of Alabama The Flag is Bleeding Painting of 1967 Response

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full essay. It should be approximately 5 pages long and include an introductory paragraph with a well-developed and specific thesis statement, well developed analysis paragraphs discussing and comparing a painting and one other media form, and a concluding paragraph summing up the main ideas of your essay.

For this assignment,

1.Choose one painting from the list below and one other work of your choice (literature, photography, advertising, music, or film) from the same time period as the painting you selected.

2.Analyze both the painting and your chosen work in terms of a formal (technical) analysis and a historical/contextual (how these works represent the cultural values of the time period they were created in) analysis. You should also include a contextual comparison about how these different media forms represent the time period in similar and/or different ways.)

3.Be sure to include specific descriptive details from your works to support your analysis. This is an analysis of a painting and another work. Do not lose your discussion of the works themselves. Be sure to include supporting details from your works.

Remember, it is not enough to summarize or describe what the works are about. You must also say something aboutthem – that is, you must analyzeand historicizethem, by suggesting how the content makes sense as coming from a particular time and/or place. Detailsand descriptions are important in supporting your analysis.

4.This is NOT a research paper! You should not include any biographical or researched information regarding your painting, 2ndmedia form, or the creators of these works.

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Running head: THE BLEEDING FLAG 1967

The Bleeding Flag 1967
Student Name
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THE BLEEDING FLAG 1967

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The Bleeding Flag 1967 outline
Introduction



Faith Ringgold a pioneering artist, activist, as well as educator in her painting works
reflect on African American history as well as that of her family life.



Ringgold grew up in Harem and went on to become an actively involved civil rights and
feminist activist of the 1960s and 70s.



The aspect of growing up in an era when drastic changes came about informed her career
for the past five decades. Tongues untied, is a film that incorporates elements of high
satire and outright surrealism.



The American flag and its symbolic aspects are one of the most significant by Faith
Ringgold.



She articulates social and political issues faced and continues to impact the United States.

Thesis statement
Art represents one's inner and outer self. Further, the aspect helps one to express their desires
at a time when an obstruction is the way of life.
Body


Color as an element plays a significant role in Ringgold’s work.



The 1963 period represented the highs and lows of the history of civil rights.



Due to these challenging moments, Ringgold developed a new approach to superrealism.

THE BLEEDING FLAG 1967


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She blended her work with more series that discuss and illuminate the desire for
liberty of blacks.



The composition of the Black people series gives a depiction of a black and a white
woman between a red-orange cross that separates the two.



Toques untied, is a film that articulates the racism of white society, as well as
homophobia among some blacks.



The film represents black intellectuals as a form of raising critical questions about
black politics and United States politics at large.
Conclusion



Art is the way of life and preserves the history of the people in that it ensures past events
get passed from one generation to the others.



It communicates the most treasured occurrences in the history of men and creates
memories for those that brought scars.



Art, in a way, has brought a particular level of liberation, making it a vital channel of
airing and highlighting issues that continue to oppress society.


Running head: THE FLAG IS BLEEDING PAINTING OF 1967

The Flag is Bleeding Painting of 1967
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THE FLAG IS BLEEDING PAINTING OF 19672

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Faith Ringgold a pioneering artist, activist, as well as educator in her painting works
reflect on African Ame...


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