Jazz Singer (Lady of Leisure, Fox), 1974

Jazz Singer (Lady of Leisure, Fox), 1974

David C. Driskell
Oil and collage on canvas
Courtesy of DC Moore Gallery, New York
© Estate of David C. Driskell, courtesy of DC Moore Gallery, New York

Watch: David Driskell: 1960s and 1970s – 3 minutes, 25 seconds


David Driskell: 1960s and 1970s

David C. Driskell was an artist, scholar, and curator. He organized the groundbreaking exhibition Two Centuries of Black American Art at LACMA in 1976.

Listen to Driskell discuss the women and entertainers who inspired this depiction.