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Driskell created works of art including painting, drawing, collage and printmaking, often combining them in the creation of mixed media work. His work is challenging to categorize due to the diversity of his artistic practice, having worked both abstractly and figuratively, and utilizing a wide range
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which began in 1953, the year he attended as a participant of the program. He was invited back as faculty in 1976, 1978, 1991, and 2004. He served on the Board of Governors from 1975 to 1989 and on the Board of Trustees from 1989 to 2001. He served on the Advisory Committee from 2003 until his death
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of materials including oil paint, acrylic, egg tempera, gouache, ink, marker, and collage, on paper and both stretched and unstretched canvas. The subject matter of his work ranges from portraits of jazz singers, African gods and rituals, urban life, to landscapes around his summer home in Maine.
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Driskell's art collection has traveled to museums nationwide and includes work ranging from African tribal objects to contemporary works of art and "reflect the history of the black American experience". In 2000, about 100 works from his collection were presented at the High Museum of Art in an
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After ten years at Fisk, he moved to the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1976. He chaired the department there from 1978 to 1983 and, in 1995, was named Distinguished University Professor of Art. Driskell retired from the University of Maryland in 1998. In 2001, he was honored with the
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In September 2020, the fourth annual John Wilmerding Symposium on American Art at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. honored Driskell's legacy, noting his "contribution as a distinguished university professor emeritus of art, and as an artist, art historian, collector, curator, and
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In 2005, the High Museum established the David C. Driskell Prize to honor and celebrate contributions to the field of African-American art and art history. As of 2020, the Prize has continued to be awarded annually, recognizing a U.S.-based, early- or mid-career scholar or artist each year.
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Driskell received numerous awards including the Distinguished Alumni Award in Art from Howard University (1981), the Distinguished Alumni Award in Art from The Catholic University of America (1996), the President's Medal from University of Maryland (1997), and
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which included digitized reproductions of over 110 items, drawn from the more than 50,000 items in the collection overall, which includes journal entries, writings, curatorial notes, exhibition catalogues, photographs, audio and video material, and ephemera.
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for the Study of Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora at the University of Maryland, College Park was named in tribute to him and honors his legacy. In fall 2020, the Driskell Center presented a virtual exhibition,
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During his seven decade career as an art historian and curator, Driskell made contributions that are considered foundational to the field of African American Art. He curated more than 35 exhibitions of work by black artists, including
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as a distinct field of study. In his lifetime, Driskell was cited as one of the world's leading authorities on the subject of African-American Art. Driskell held the title of Distinguished University Professor of Art Emeritus at the
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Additionally, proceeds from the annual Driskell Prize Dinner, a formal award ceremony, go to the museum's David C. Driskell African American Art Acquisition funds, supporting the acquisition of works by African-American artists.
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Art was already embedded in his family life before he went to college, his father created paintings and drawings on religious themes, his mother made quilts and baskets, and his grandfather was a sculptor.
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On May 4, 2021, the Hyattsville City Council voted in favor of renaming Magruder Park after David Driskell in an effort to formally abolish the park's segregationist past.
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Driskell has been recognized as a mentor for developing art collectors for works by African-American artists, as well as advocating for "younger, up-and-coming artists".
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in Nashville, as professor of art and chairman of the department. During his time at Fisk, Driskell curated a number of shows highlighting black artists including
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Art Gallery celebrated its 50th anniversary on Feb. 24, 2016, with a memorable art exhibition. Among those attending were President
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2021: "Celebrating Creative Genius: The Life, Art and Legacy of David Driskell", Steffen Thomas Museum of Art, Buckhead, GA
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The David C. Driskell Center For The Study of The Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and The African Diaspora
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He was an associate professor of art at Howard University from 1963 to 1964. In 1964 he held a fellowship at the
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David C. Driskell Center for the Study of Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora
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David Driskell: A Survey: Art Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, October 21-December 5, 1980
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Driskell was a visiting professor at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, in the spring of 1973.
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The Other Side of Color: The African American Collection of Camille O. and William H. Cosby, Jr.
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by Julie L. McGee, a book detailing Driskell's life and work, was published in 2006.
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Driskell was named a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018.
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Riffs and Relations: African American Artists and the European Modernist Tradition
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Narratives of African American Art and Identity: The David C. Driskell Collection.
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and his wife, Barbara, on the left; and Prof. David C. Driskell, along with Prof.
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In Memoriam, Artists, Curators, and Scholars Share Memories of David C. Driskell
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Introspectives: Contemporary Art by Americans and Brazilians of African Descent
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Amistad Center for Art & Culture at the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT
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Driskell's art is represented by DC Moore Gallery in New York City.
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in 1955. He started off studying painting and history until meeting
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The Other Side of Color: African American Art in the Collection of
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David Driskell, 88, Pivotal Champion of African-American Art, Dies
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on their art collections. He also selected works that appeared on
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on the occasion of his 2019 solo exhibition at DC Moore Gallery.
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was co-organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, and the
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in Washington, D.C., graduating with a bachelor's degree in
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Evolution: Five Decades of Printmaking by David C. Driskell
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with the Presidential Medal as one of 12 recipients of the
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African American Visual Aesthetics: a Postmodernist View
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at the University of Maryland, is named in his honor.
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Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
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David Driskell: Painting Across the Decade 1996-2006
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He later wrote a book about the Cosby's collection,
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Index


Eatonton, Georgia
Washington, D.C.
Howard University
BA
Catholic University of America
MFA
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
Two Centuries of Black American Art
National Humanities Medal


University of Maryland, College Park
Wallace Loh
Dagmar R. Henney
African-American Art
University of Maryland, College Park
David C. Driskell Center
Eatonton, Georgia
North Carolina
Howard University
art
James A. Porter
James V. Herring
Mary Beattie Brady
Harmon Foundation
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
Talladega College
Master of Fine Arts
Catholic University

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