The High Museum of Art in Atlanta will present "Faith Ringgold: Seeing Children" from June 27 to October 12, 2025, the most comprehensive exhibition to date of the late artist's original paintings and drawings for her children's books. Featuring more than 100 works from a dozen titles including "Tar Beach" and "We Came to America," the show includes several never-before-exhibited artworks and is the eighth in the museum's series celebrating children's book art, presented in conjunction with a production by the Alliance Theatre.
The exhibition matters because it highlights a lesser-known but significant facet of Faith Ringgold's practice—her award-winning children's book illustrations—alongside her celebrated narrative quilts and paintings. By focusing on how Ringgold, a lifelong educator, depicted children as creative and purposeful, the show underscores the role of picture books in introducing visual art to young audiences and explores themes of race, identity, and social justice. It also reinforces the High Museum's commitment to children's book art as a medium that inspires creativity and empathy.