The Howard University Gallery of Art will present a “Collectors’ Conversation” with art historian David C. Driskell and noted collector Dianne Whitfield-Locke on Sunday, Nov. 2, from 3– 5 p.m.
The program is in conjunction with The Dianne Whitfield-Locke & Carnell Locke Collection: Building on Tradition, which features more than 50 works created by some of America’s pre-eminent artists of the nineteenth century, the Harlem Renaissance and modern movements. Building on Tradition is on view at Howard University Gallery of Art through Dec. 12.
Whitfield-Locke credits Driskell’s book, Two Centuries of African American Art, as a resource for her when she began collecting works by black artists. Her interest in three-dimensional work led to the acquisition of a rare stone carving by Driskell.
An artist, scholar, curator and collector, Driskell (B.A. ’55) is recognized as the leading authority on African American art and artists. He is the Distinguished University Professor of Art, Emeritus, University of Maryland, College Park, and is the recipient of ten honorary degrees, including the Doctor of Humanities, Howard University (2010). He has authored and co-authored several books on African American art, and published more than 40 catalogues on exhibitions he has curated.
Whitfield-Locke and her husband, Carnell Locke, have amassed an impressive collection of over 1,100 works in slightly over a decade. Both are graduates of the Howard University School of Dentistry. Whitfield-Locke’s interest in collecting and art patronage has led to board membership at several art organizations, including the Hampton University Museum and Philadelphia’s Brandywine Workshop.
Building on Traditions is organized by the Hampton University Museum in collaboration with Whitfield-Locke. Vanessa Thaxton-Ward, Ph.D., and Shirley Woodson-Reid serve as the curators of the exhibition. Thaxton-Ward is the curator of collections at the Hampton University Museum. Woodson-Reid, a noted artist, educator and curator, lives in Michigan.
Howard University’s Gallery of Art is located in Childers Hall, Division of Fine Arts, College of Arts and Sciences. The Gallery is open Monday to Friday, 10 a.m.– 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1– 4p.m. All programs are free and open to the public.
ABOUT HOWARD
Founded in 1867, Howard University is a private, research university that is comprised of 13 schools and colleges. Students pursue studies in more than 120 areas leading to undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. Since 1998, the University has produced two Rhodes Scholars, two Truman Scholars, a Marshall Scholar, 30 Fulbright Scholars and 11 Pickering Fellows. Howard also produces more on campus African-American Ph.D. recipients than any other university in the United States. For more information on Howard University, call 202-238-2330, or visit the University's Web site at
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