In this Be Your Own Muse exclusive conversation, Dr. Andrea Barnwell Brownlee, Dr. Kirsten Pai Buick, Naima Keith, and Valerie Cassel Oliver (who are each recipients of the Driskell Prize in African American Art and Art History) discuss the artistic legacy and influence of David C. Driskell. They reflect on David’s impact as a mentor, colleague, and confidant and discuss his commitment to “growing the field,” expanding opportunities for African Americans in the arts, and supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Correction at 3:24: The correct name of the foundation mentioned is the Clara Elizabeth Jackson Carter Foundation.
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In this Be Your Own Muse exclusive conversation, Dr. Andrea Barnwell Brownlee, Dr. Kirsten Pai Buick, Naima Keith, and Valerie Cassel Oliver (who are each recipients of the Driskell Prize in African American Art and Art History) discuss the artistic legacy and influence of David C. Driskell. They reflect on David’s impact as a mentor, colleague, and confidant and discuss his commitment to “growing the field,” expanding opportunities for African Americans in the arts, and supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Correction at 3:24: The correct name of the foundation mentioned is the Clara Elizabeth Jackson Carter Foundation.
Deborah Roberts discusses her latest exhibition, "Deborah Roberts: The Evolution of Mimi," on view at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art January 25 - May 19, 2018.
In part one of this two-part conversation, Deborah Roberts shares how the music of Mariah Carey and Ms. Lauryn Hill influenced her earlier work, the ways in which her Austin, TX roots informed her earliest ideas of Blackness, and why she shifted her focus from painting to collage. She is joined by exhibition curator and Spelman College Museum of Fine Art director, Andrea Barnwell Brownlee, Ph.D.
Image: Deborah Roberts by Shannon McCollum
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In this Be Your Own Muse exclusive conversation, Dr. Andrea Barnwell Brownlee, Dr. Kirsten Pai Buick, Naima Keith, and Valerie Cassel Oliver (who are each recipients of the Driskell Prize in African American Art and Art History) discuss the artistic legacy and influence of David C. Driskell. They reflect on David’s impact as a mentor, colleague, and confidant and discuss his commitment to “growing the field,” expanding opportunities for African Americans in the arts, and supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Correction at 3:24: The correct name of the foundation mentioned is the Clara Elizabeth Jackson Carter Foundation.
