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David C. Driskell
Known for
Acting
Born
June 7, 1931
Birthplace
Eatonton, Georgia, USA
Died
April 1, 2020 (aged 88)
Biography
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.
Best known work
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