Renowned curator and art scholar Adrienne L. Childs awarded High Museum's Driskell Prize

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Adrienne L. Childs will be honored at 17th annual Driskell Prize Dinner on April 29, 2022. (Archie Brown)

The annual David Driskell Prize has been awarded to the esteemed art scholar and curator, Dr. Adrienne L. Childs. Each year with this prize, the High Museum celebrates an artist or art scholar who has contributed significantly to the field of African-American art. Dr. Childs will be honored at the 17th annual Driskell Prize Dinner on April 29. Ahead of that special event, she joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes via Zoom to talk about her recent work and her late mentor David Driskell.

Interview highlights:

On “Ornamental Blackness,” the subject of Dr. Childs’ upcoming book: