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David Driskell (1931 - ) Artist and scholar David Driskell is regarded as one of the world's leading authorities on African American art. Driskell has contributed significantly to the study of the role of African American artists in society. He has written five exhibition books, co-authored four others and published more than forty catalogues from exhibitions he has curated. In 1998, the University of Maryland established the David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the African Diaspora. The Center honors Driskell's forty-four-year career as artist, educator, philanthropist, collector and art historian.
