 David C. Driskell, Spirits Watching, hand-colored offset lithograph, Printed at Brandywine Workshop. Collection of Tuliza Fleming. © David C. Driskell. | *Evolution: Five Decades of Printmaking by David C. Driskell October 29, 2009 - January 17, 2010 This exhibition highlights for the first time the prints of David C. Driskell, artist, art historian, collector, educator, and one of the most respected names in the world of African American art and culture. With 75 prints, Evolution provides insight into Driskell’s artistic process and development, as well as the influence of African art on American modernism. He has been a practicing artist since the 1950s and his works are in major museums throughout the world, including the Portland Museum of Art. Since 1977 Driskell has also served as the cultural advisor to Camille and Bill Cosby and is the curator of their collection. In 2000, he was awarded the National Humanities Medal from President Clinton. Driskell maintains a deep connection to Maine, as he has summered here for decades and is active at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. In the News: |
