#davidcdriskell

🎨#ArtIsAWeapon Image: #DavidDriskell at his studio, 2010. Photo: Jack Montgomery Reposted from @studiomuseum "I wanted to bring these patterns of exclusion, segregation and racism to the attention of the art public. I did it to a certain extent, so people would know that this is not a level playing field and that somebody has to point this out and have the courage to show why it should be done my way; not necessarily perpetuating the notion that it will always be segregated, it will always be separated, but the fact that it needed to be recorded; it needed to be in the compendium—since if it is not there—as far as I am concerned, it doesn't exist if it is not in the compendium." — David Driskell David C. Driskell was a prolific art historian, curator, artist, and institution builder foundational to the redefining of the art historical canon and the life of Black art. A scholar and practitioner, Dr. Driskell was committed to championing the work of artists of African descent across disciplines—serving as an ongoing inspiration to the museum community and to the global art world at large. Today, we honor Dr. Driskell's legacy and celebrate his retrospective, "David Driskell: Icons of Nature and History", at the Portland Museum of Art (@portlandmuseum). This weekend is the final opportunity to see the show before it closes on Sunday, September 12, 2021. — #DavidCDriskell #Artist #ArtHistorian #Curator #BlackArtists #ArtScholar #BlackBrilliance #BlackGirlArtGeeks https://www.instagram.com/p/CTqXsuTA3Px/?utm_medium=tumblr

I was very saddened to read this weekend of the passing of David C. Driskell, a giant in the world of art, from complications of COVID-19. I photographed Dr. Driskell (he had an MFA, but also 9 Honorary Doctoral degrees) and his sweet wife Thelma at their beautiful victorian home in Hyattsville, MD, back in 2007. I was there to photograph the historic house and his incredible art collection (spanning from Rembrandts to his own modern-day masterpieces), but also took this portrait of the couple on their porch. Such a kind and talented man who I memorably encountered many times over the years, and such a huge loss. Learn more about David Driskell from this article in ARTnews, "How David C. Driskell Shaped the Story of Black Art in America," here: https://tinyurl.com/vbfp8u6. His obit in the Washington Post, here: https://tinyurl.com/saxpz67. #RIP #DavidCDriskell #DavidDriskell (at Hyattsville, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-pkf1-BjvE/?igshid=1qgmo1tg1905y