Art, literature & historyThe American People Series #18: The Flag is Bleeding
1967
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 182.88 × 243.84 cm (72 × 96 in.) framed: 186.69 × 247.97 × 8.57 cm (73 1/2 × 97 5/8 × 3 3/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2021.28.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The American People Series #18: The Flag is Bleeding — Faith Ringgold. 1967.
Medium: oil on canvas.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 182.88 × 243.84 cm (72 × 96 in.) framed: 186.69 × 247.97 × 8.57 cm (73 1/2 × 97 5/8 × 3 3/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2021.28.1. Gift of Glenstone Foundation and Patrons’ Permanent Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.