Interviewee:

Driskell, David C.  Search this

Interviewer:

Mills, Cynthia, 1947-2014  Search this

Extent:

73 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2009 March 18-April 7

Scope and Contents:

An interview of David C. Driskell conducted 2009 March 18-April 7, by Cynthia Mills, for the Archives of American Art, at Driskell's home, in Hyattsville, Maryland.

Biographical / Historical:

David C. Driskell (1931-2020) was a painter, curator, and educator in Washington, D.C. Cynthia Mills (1947-2014) was an art historian in Washington, D.C.

General:

Originally recorded as 7 sound files. Duration is 5 hr., 7 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.

Occupation:

Painters -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Museum curators -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Educators -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Topic:

African American art -- African influences  Search this

African American artists  Search this

African American educators  Search this

African American painters  Search this

African American art museum curators  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Brown Foundation.

Identifier:

AAA.driske09

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92931580a-9cd4-47a7-918e-e2501da724c4

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-driske09