David C. Driskell

Born · 1931

Eatonton, Georgia, USA

David C. Driskell was an American artist, scholar and curator; recognized for his work in establishing African-American Art 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.

Known for

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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

2021

Black Is the Color: African-American Artists and Segregation

2016

Kindred Spirits: Artists Hilda Wilkinson Brown and Lilian Thomas Burwell

2020