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David Driskell, 88, Pivotal Champion Of African-American Art, Dies

April 07, 2020 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora | College of Arts and Humanities

image of David Driskell with "Two Centuries of Black American Art" exhibition

An artist himself, Professor Driskell recognized the role of black artists in the broader story of American art. He died of the coronavirus.