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Visual art: David C. Driskell

Tues., April 21
Published 04.10.09
David C. Driskell

For the last five years, the High Museum has been handing out the David C. Driskell Prize in the area of African-American art and scholarship to promising young artists, writers and curators. So it's about time the museum devoted a show exclusively to the print work of Driskell himself. Beginning Tues., APRIL 21, EVOLUTION: FIVE DECADES OF PRINTMAKING BY DAVID C. DRISKELL highlights 80 prints by the master painter and draftsman. Organized by the Maryland-based research center named for Driskell, the collection aims to show the artist's many influences, including West African sculpture, French collage and Byzantine iconography. Through Aug. 2. Free-$18. Tues.-Wed., Fri.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thurs., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun., noon-5 p.m. 404-733-5000. www.high.org.

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