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David C. Driskell
April 4, 1988
Ms. Mildred Thompson
Dear Mildred
Congratulation on your appointment at Morehouse and being associate editor for ART PPAPERS. I use to know some of the people there including Dan Tally.
I am late responding as your letter arrived I was out of the country. I was in Mexico in January and more recently have been working on an exhibition of Afro-Brazilian artists.
I would love to do something on Professor Port but would not have time to get it ready for your summer issue as I have so many obligations pending at this time. A full in-depth article outlining his salient contributionn to Afro-American art history and a discussion of his own artistry would be in order. It really should be done .
Please let me know how things continue and whether or not you may delay the issue. My best to you.
Very sincerely,
David C. Driskell
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UM THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK CAMPUS College Park, Maryland 20742
Department of Art College o Arts and Humanities (301) 454 3431
April 4, 1988
Ms. Marie Louden-Hanes Instructor of Art Findlay College 1000 North Main Street Findlay, Ohio 45840
Dear Ms. Louden-Hanes:
Congratulations on setting up your course on Afro-American Art history. I am enclosing a copy of my course outlines and the bibliography. This is about all I can send along and hope it will be of some service.
I would also suggest that you start a clipping file on Afro-American artist and have your students interview living artists for your archive. Wishing you the very best, I am
Sincerely,
David C. Driskell Professor of Art
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[Letterhead of David C. Driskell with address information redacted]
April 4, 1988
Ms. Judith Sobol Director The Joan Whitney Payson Gallery of Art Westbrook College Portland, Maine 04103
Dear Joan:
It was good to have your nice note of December 28. I am serving on the Exhibition Committee of AFA. In addition to having put together two of the exhibitions they are circulating, I have been on the board there for 20 years.
I did not know about the Tanner painting at Muskegon and with your permission, will pass this information on to Dr. Dewey Moseby who is putting together the Tanner exhibition for the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Hope to see you this summer when I am again in Maine.
Sincerely,
David C. Driskell
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[Letterhead of David C. Driskell with address redacted]
April 4, 1988
Ms. Jeanett Hendler Hendler & Wechsler Fine Arts & Fine Arts Services Suite 15 E 55 East 87th Street New York, NY 10128
Dear Ms. Hendler:
Thank you for your letter of February 14 in which you enclosed a shot of your Tanner painting. Since the photograph you sent is not very clear, I am unable to help you with its identity but I think that Dr. Dewey Moseby, Director, Gallery of Art, Colgate University, Hamilton, New York will be able to help you.
Sincerely,
David C. Driskell
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Sunday, 4/10/88
Dear David, It was good seeing you the other day at the Bearden memorial. It seemed like old home week because of so many familiar faces.
Thank you for your kind not on the video. I would like to get invited by diferent universities to speak on my work, so if you can be of any help I'd appreciate it. Also, I would love to send the catalogue "Contemporary Visual Expressions to the Wilfredo Lam Center in Havana, (they collect information on Afroart). If you have an extra copy I'd appreciate having one for them. So when are you goining with Steve and I to Cuba, anyway? You'd love
