MS01.03.04.B01.F10.0003

THE ART GALLERY [underscored]
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AT COLLEGE PARK
DAVID DRISKELL: COLLECTOR, ART HISTORIAN, ARTIST

January 28 - April 19, 1998 (Tentative exhibition dates)

Prospectus (draft) [underscored]

An exhibition of selected works from Dr. David Driskell’s collections of African, African-
American, and European art, accompanied by materials from his archives on the history of
African-American art, and key paintings from Driskell’s forty years as a working artist. A major
scholarly catalogue will be published on the occasion of the exhibition to consider the historical
import of Driskell’s contributions to the arts and to record the works in his collection and
archives.

The exhibition will be curated by Professor Juanita Holland of the Department of Art
History and Archaeology at the University of Maryland at College Park. Ms. Holland will also
serve as editor of the catalogue which will be published by The Art Gallery in association with
the Department of Art History and Archeology. Ms. Holland will oversee the selection of
contributors to the catalogue and its substantive content. The Gallery will be responsible for the
design and production of both the exhibition and the catalogue, as well as the distribution of the
latter.

The African-American works in the exhibition will focus on 20th century painting but will
also include some sculpture and some 19th century objects. The African works will be primarily
sculpture. A small number of European and American works will also be included. Together,
the objects in the exhibition will mirror David Driskell’s personal interests, his important
involvement in American art and culture over the years, and his associations with significant
artist[ist]s, collectors, curators, and historians. Dr. Driskell has been a seminal figure in the
scholarship on African American art, as writer, teacher, and lecturer, and has also helped shape
some of the most notable private collections of African American art. To help chronicle his
significant and steady role, the curator will select and display a variety of materials such as books,
exhibition catalogues, letters, etc. from his archives. Finally, the exhibition will present a small
number of paintings from Driskell’s own oeuvre, documenting his career as one of the leading
African-American artists of the second half of the 20th century.

Catalogue Content (draft) [underscored]
Foreword Gallery Director
Acknowledgments Juanita Holland
Preface Dean
Introduction Stephanie Pogue
Principle Essay Juanita Holland
Essay on Collection Paul Rogers (tentative)
Essay on David’s art (?) Gorton (tentative)[handwritten]Allen Gordon
Catalogue of objects Juanita Holland and students
Photographs of objects Photographer, with Juanita Holland
Biography/chronology Juanita Holland (?)

Art-Sociology Building [underscored]
College Park, Maryland 20742
Telephone / 301 / 405-2763