AdvertisementStories Of Race In America Captured On Quilt And CanvasJuly 28, 2013Susan StambergfacebookEmailIn 1963, Faith Ringgold began a series of 20 paintings called "The American People." She she wanted to create images that would make people really look. "The more they look, the more they see," she says. Above, #18: The Flag Is Bleeding, 1967, oil on canvas. (Courtesy Faith Ringgold and ACA Galleries, New York)