# @gettymuseum on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CK6yUvyHxfK
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34229551-gettymuseum-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-02-05T17:15:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Getty (@gettymuseum) — https://gondola.cc/gettymuseum

## Caption

David Driskell was a powerful force. Over the course of seven decades as an artist, art historian, collector and curator, he redefined the story of American art.

He curated "Two Centuries of Black American Art" in 1976, a landmark exhibition that was one of the first to document the enormous contributions of Black artists to American visual culture.

It catalogued the work of over 200 artists.

At the time of this exhibition, art history textbooks did not include Black artists. Inspired by his mentor James A. Porter’s seminal book, "American Negro Art", Driskell’s goal was to “help fill the gap because there was such a vast gap out there.”

Read more about Driskell's life at the #linkinbio
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#DavidDriskell #BlackHistoryMonth #ArchivesBlackEducation #ArchivesHashtagParty

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