The American People Series 20: Die

The correct title of this article is ‘’The American People Series #20: Die’’. The substitution of the # is due to technical restrictions.
The American People Series #20: Die
Die in 2024 at the Museum of Modern Art
ArtistFaith Ringgold
Year1967 (1967)
Catalogue199915
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions182.9 cm × 365.8 cm (72 in × 144 in)
LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York
Accession212.2016.a-b[1]

The American People Series #20: Die is an oil on canvas painting made by American artist Faith Ringgold in 1967.[2] Inspired by Pablo Picasso's painting Guernica (1937) and painted amidst the riots and uprisings of the 1960s, Die is a two-panel work depicting a group of Black and white men, women, and children, most of whom are wounded or covered in blood, variously fighting, fleeing, or dying against an abstract grey background.[1][3] The piece has been extensively cited as among Ringgold's most important and iconic artworks.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ a b "Faith Ringgold, American People Series #20: Die". Museum of Modern Art. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. ^ "The American People Series #20: Die, 1967". Faith Ringgold. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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