Alma W. Thomas and David Driskell: Journeys in Art

In this collaborative program The Phillips Collection and Howard University host four 30-minute conversations about Alma W. Thomas and David Driskell and their connections to Spirituality, Howard University, and Identity.

Introduction

• Dorothy Kosinski, Vradenburg Director & CEO, The Phillips Collection
• Dr. Lisa Farrington, Director for the Gallery of Art, Howard University

Howard as Home

• Dr. Abby Eron, Howard University
• Renee Maurer, The Phillips Collection
• Mr. Scott Baker, Howard University Art Gallery

Alma Thomas: Self-fashioning and Identity

• Dr. Elka Stevens, Howard University
• Dr. Tiffany Barber, University of Delaware
• Moderator: Dr. Josephine Jarpa Dawuni, Howard University, Director, Center for Women, Gender, and Global Leadership

Spiritual Practice: Thomas and Driskell

• Dr. Melanee Harvey, Howard University
• Dr. Debra Jean Ambush, Wesley Theological Seminary
• Moderator: Dr. Yolanda Pierce, Dean, Divinity School, Howard University

Close Looking: Driskell and Thomas’s Works in Dialogue

• Dr. Adrienne Childs, The Phillips Collection, and Dean Lisa Farrington will bring selected works by Thomas and Driskell into conversation.

Poetry Reading

• Howard University drama and dance students perform an excerpt from the poem by Ross Gay written in honor of Alma Thomas, Study for Resurrection–always with and for beloveds

IMAGE: David C. Driskell and Alma Thomas at Howard University, 1966, Courtesy of the David C. Driskell Papers at the David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland, College Park. Gift of Prof. and Mrs. David C. Driskell. (MS01.11.01.P0124)