The David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the Visual Arts & Culture of African Americans and the African Disapora
University of Maryland, CP
Joined October 2013
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David C. Driskell Center retweeted
Dean @SShonekan is pleased to announce the following new leadership appointments within ARHU. Congratulations to everyone! Read more: go.umd.edu/445lvnY
David C. Driskell Center retweeted
.@UCRARTS is featuring an original #exhibition focused on a giant in the field of #AfricanAmerican #art — David C. Driskell, an #artist, #scholar, #curator, & art #collector.
news.ucr.edu/articles/2023/0… @UCRiverside @ucrchass @DriskellCenter #exhibition #exhibitions #history #artists
David C. Driskell Center retweeted
We Must Never Forget
Why This Holiday Exists
#juneteenth
Don’t Just Celebrate
We Must Educate! ✌🏾
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David C. Driskell Center retweeted
We're excited to announce the release of a new series of prints from Melvin Edwards, "Monumental." This series commemorates and coincides with the fabrication of a monument Edwards is creating to be installed in front of @driskellcenter.
David C. Driskell Center retweeted
In the galleries @DriskellCenter: Landmark show lauds two iconic artists - Betye Saar and Faith Ringgold. | washingtonpost.com/arts-ente… @UofMaryland
David C. Driskell Center retweeted
Prof. of American Art Jordana Moore Saggese has been named the next director of the @DriskellCenter. Saggese is looking forward to further raising the center’s profile while finding new ways for the public & campus community to engage with its resources. go.umd.edu/JMS
David C. Driskell Center retweeted
Are you an emerging scholar or artist interested in working in residence @DriskellCenter to conduct research or create new work? Apply now for the David C. and Thelma G. Driskell Award for Creative Excellence. Apply by 5/15. Learn more: go.umd.edu/3ZHcluJ #ArtsforAll
David C. Driskell Center retweeted
The exhibit showcases decades of friendship and printmaking collaboration between @davidc.driskell @raveneditions & the @driskellcenter with roughly thirty prints on display, curated by our founder @curleeholton.
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David C. Driskell Center retweeted
Talking to Black Folks about the History of America is not the challenge.
The CHALLENGE is trying to honestly discuss the History of America with the majority of White Folks.
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David C. Driskell Center retweeted
Celebrate Harriet Tubman day on 3/10 at @DriskellCenter with @WGSSUMD as they discuss art and the politics of invoking Harriet Tubman’s identity. The event will also welcome Tubman's great-great-great-grandniece Ernestine “Tina” Wyatt. Learn more at go.umd.edu/3L0fi60
David C. Driskell Center retweeted
Thrilled to see the @DriskellCenter's exhibit "RINGGOLD | SAAR: Meeting on the Matrix" being discussed in @Forbes. This groundbreaking show highlights the work of two iconic Black women artists and their decades-long commitment to printmaking. go.umd.edu/pUn
David C. Driskell Center retweeted
Discover how two renowned artists use their talents to challenge racial stereotypes and assert their political and cultural voices in the new exhibit "Ringgold/Saar: Meeting on the Matrix" at #UMD's @DriskellCenter. go.umd.edu/pJX
David C. Driskell Center retweeted
This #BlackHistoryMonth, #UMD's @DriskellCenter highlights artists who focus on the experiences of African Americans from the civil rights era to present day, reimagining racist depictions of Aunt Jemima and embracing bold imagery of the Black Panthers. go.umd.edu/pJN
David C. Driskell Center retweeted
His contributions to the field were as an artist, art historian, & teacher. He taught at Maryland from 1977-98 as Distinguished Professor of Art. The @DriskellCenter celebrates & honors his legacy by collecting, documenting, & presenting Black art.
Exhibit flyer, 2012, UPUB D11
ALT A flyer. The text starts at the top middle with "1950" in red. "African American Art Since" cuts through 1950 in a blue box. Below it reads, perspectives from the David C Driskell Center. September 20 through December 14, 2012. Below that is the name of each artist and an image of one of their paintings.
David C. Driskell Center retweeted
We can't talk about #ArchivesBlackDesign without David C. Driskell- legendary artist, scholar, & curator. His work changed American art & its scholarship forever. #ArchivesHashtagParty
Linear Pattern #3, 1980, UPUB D11 / Dr. David Driskell, Art Professor, 1981, University AlbUM
ALT Painting from David C. Driskell. There is a red circle in the top middle of the canvas, surrounded by rectangular sections each painted in a mix of different colors and designs.
ALT A black and white photo of David C. Driskell. He is standing in front of an art piece that has black and white horizontal stipes. He looks directly at the camera and wear a black collared shirt.
David C. Driskell Center retweeted
A new exhibit of print works by renowned artists Faith Ringgold and Betye Saar at the @DriskellCenter brings together the 2 artists for the first time, juxtaposing their different ways of approaching the Black experience in the United States. #ArtsforAll
today.umd.edu/printmaking-as…
David C. Driskell Center retweeted
NEWS: Month in Black Art, November 2022: Highlights include Courtney Willis Blair heading @_WhiteCube in NYC, Alonzo Davis archives to @DriskellCenter, 1st Black board chair at @TheRingling Museum of Art, @MARIANEIBRAHIMG Gallery opening in Mexico City | culturetype.com/2022/12/10/c…
David C. Driskell Center retweeted
Kinfolk just let this soak in…
NO US-BORN
BLACK PLAYERS ARE PLAYING IN THE WORLD SERIES, FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1950!
Has MLB become jazz of professional team sports?
The painting reminds us of a time “When Only The Ball Was White”
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David C. Driskell Center retweeted
The new @DriskellCenter exhibit is a must-see. The Center invited 30 art aficionados - but not experts - to their vault to select works that spoke to them. Now, these pieces are on display with an accompanying letter on why the art was chosen. go.umd.edu/c7P
David C. Driskell Center retweeted
The newest piece of public art on Route 1 celebrates the late artist David Driskell. In anticipation of an official renaming ceremony on 10/8, at 2pm, volunteers have been painting the mural directly onto the road leading into Driskell Park bit.ly/3CFxCwU @DriskellCenter