The Driskell Center

The Driskell Center is a creative incubator dedicated to a world where Black artists exist at its center. We invite inquiry, experimentation, and dialogue to reexamine histories and shape shared futures.

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Resource Kit
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Looking at Art

How do people look at art and understand its meaning? What is abstract art, and how does anyone know what it means? This resource kit guides students through a step-by-step process for understanding representational artwork. Students will practice observing and analyzing artwork through various models and exercises, including poetry analysis. All of the artwork featured in this Resource Kit is by David C. Driskell, a prominent African American artist of the 20th and 21st century.

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Grade 6-12
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The Sunflower

Multi-colored; person in green/black/white holding a yellow sunflower against a red/black cityscape. The sunflower is in the center of the print.

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Harbor, Maine

Landscape; outline drawing of buildings and sailboats.

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Landscape at Falmouth

Trees landscape; the foreground features a wooden fence with what may be a stream behind it.

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Maine Landscape

Acrylic painting on canvas; predominant colors are blue, red, orange, with a vertical green line in the center.

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Pine Trees #5

Abstract; recognized image of a tree; predominant colors are blue and green.

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Railroad Bridge, Talladega

Landscape drawing of a bridge over railroad tracks.

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Self Portrait

Depicts a face; primarily red, pink, and purple in the center, surrounded by canvas.

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Silence (Doorway Portfolio)

An outline of a figure in the bottom right corner next to a tall green plant. There is another green plant above the figure. There are also large areas of red and white painted against a dark blue background. Edition #18/75

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Study for African Mask Quilt

Multicolored drawing of a quilt with nine African masks in rectangles (three rows of three).

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Sunshine, Frozen

Abstract painting with white shades on the bottom half and pink shades on the top half. It has a circle at the top to represent the sun.

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The Bassist

Multi-color image of a man playing an upright bass. Edition #1/80.

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Untitled (abstract)

Multicolor abstract collage; blue, black, red, purple, yellow/orange.

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Looking at Art, Step 5: Analyzing

Looking at Art
Learning about and looking at art at the David C. Driskell Center (2020)

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Grade 6-12
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Looking at Art, Step 4: Mood

Looking at Art
A crowd studying the artwork at the David C. Driskell Center Romare Bearden exhibition (2020)

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Grade 6-12
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Looking at Art, Step 3: Symbols

Looking at Art
A crowd examining art at the David C. Driskell Center (2019)

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Grade 6-12
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Looking at Art, Step 2: Describing

Looking at Art
David C. Driskell admiring artwork at the David C. Driskell Center (2020)

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Grade 6-12
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Looking at Art, Step 1: The Basics

Looking at Art
Looking at art at the David C. Driskell Center (2020)

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Grade 6-12
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