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Evolution: Five Decades of Printmaking by David C. Driskell at Portland Museum of Art

This exhibition highlights for the first time the prints of David C. Driskell, artist, art historian, collector, educator, and one of the most respected names in the world of African American art and culture. Open through January 17, 2010.

With 75 prints, Evolution provides insight into Driskell’s artistic process and development, as well as the influence of African art on American modernism. He has been a practicing artist since the 1950s and his works are in major museums throughout the world, including the Portland Museum of Art. Since 1977 Driskell has also served as the cultural advisor to Camille and Bill Cosby and is the curator of their collection. In 2000, he was awarded the National Humanities Medal from President Clinton. Driskell maintains a deep connection to Maine, as he has summered here for decades and is active at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.

This exhibition is organized by the David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Presentation at the Portland Museum of Art is made possible by the Leonard and Merle Nelson Social Justice Fund and The Bear Bookshop, Marlboro, Vermont. Additional support is provided by Jane Costello Wellehan. Media support is provided by WCSH 6 and Mainebiz.

Portland Museum of Art Seven Congress Square . Portland, Maine 04101 . (207) 775-6148

www.portlandmuseum.org