Driskell Center Receives $100,000 Terra Foundation Grant to Support Spring Exhibition ‘America Will Be!’
The exhibition presents artworks that critically engage the image and symbol of the U.S. flag.
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Press Release: Tradition Redefined: The Larry and Brenda Thompson Collection of African American Art
June 01, 2020David C. Driskell Center Presents Works by Romare Bearden, Sam Gilliam, Norman Lewis, Henry O. Tanner, William T. Williams and Hale A. Woodruff from the Larry and Brenda Thompson Collection of African American Art
The Driskell Center Announces Next Year's Tentative Schedule
May 30, 2020A year of Events and Exhibitions Honoring the Life and Legacy of Professor David C. Driskell
Reflection on the life of David C. Driskell by Curlee R. Holton, the Driskell Center's Director
May 30, 2020Legacy of a Giant: Reflecting on the Passing of David C. Driskell
Recording: Mary Schmidt Campbell on The Life and Work of Romare Bearden
May 27, 2020The author and educator discusses her book “An American Odyssey: The Life and Work of Romare Bearden”
A Requiem For Academics
April 15, 2020The death toll from COVID-19 continues to grow among professors. How will universities cope?
David C. Driskell Center COVID-19 Operations
April 10, 2020An update for our community
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In Memoriam, Artists, Curators, and Scholars Share Memories of David C. Driskell: He ‘Was an Agitator for African American Art’ and ‘Lit the Way in Our Lives and Careers’
April 08, 2020Driskell helped build the field of African American art history and was a nexus for three generations of artists, curators, and scholars who have studied and are fortifying the discipline.
New York Times
David Driskell, 88, Pivotal Champion Of African-American Art, Dies
April 07, 2020An artist himself, Professor Driskell recognized the role of black artists in the broader story of American art. He died of the coronavirus.
David C. Driskell, African American Art Pioneer, Dies at 88
April 03, 2020Distinguished University Professor revolutionized the field of African American art through his scholarship, innovation and humanity.
Maryland Today
An Activist’s Art
January 30, 2020New exhibit highlights Romare Bearden’s work seeking social change.