David C. Driskell

David C. Driskell

male, 78 years old
Contemporary painter, African-American, African American, University of Maryland, College Park faculty, University of Maryland, College Park, africanamericanart…American
David C. Driskell (June 7, 1931) is a scholar in the field of African American art as well as an accomplished artist in his own right. Driskell is...
Henry Ossawa Tanner

Henry Ossawa Tanner

male, deceased (1937)
African American painter, African-American, africanamericanart, African American, American, artist…african methodist episcopal church
Henry Ossawa Tanner (June 21, 1859-May 25, 1937) was an African American artist who studied with Thomas Eakins and was the first African American...
James A. Porter

James A. Porter

male, deceased (1970)
African-American, American, artist, New York University alumni, African American, from Baltimore…Art historian, africanamericanart
James Amos Porter (December 22, 1905 - February 28 1970) was a pioneer in establishing the field of African American art history. He was...

Mel Edwards

male, 72 years old
African-American, African American, African American artist, Contemporary artist, artist, American…africanamericanart
Melvin Edwards, born 1937 in Houston, Texas, is a contemporary American sculptor. This eminent African American artist was educated at the...
Leah Chase

Leah Chase

female, 86 years old
chef, Queen of Creole Cuisine, New Orleans cuisine, television chef, Restaurateur, africanamericanart…American
Leah Chase (1923 -) is a New Orleans chef, author and television personality. A daughter of the same name is a professional singer; see Leah Chase...

Lorraine O'Grady

female
African-American, University of California, persona, africanamericanart, irvine, American…African American, studio art
Lorraine O'Grady is a black American performance artist. She is known for her conceptual and visual art, and is a faculty member of the University...

David Hammons

male, 66 years old
African American, Spade with Chains, Bliz-aard Ball Sale, gardening instrument, African-American art, spade…American, African-American
David Hammons (born 1943) is an African-American artist mostly known for his works in and around New York City during the 1970s and 1980s. Much of...