BOB DOUGLAS
Paintings and Sculptures
Reception & Lecture: Wednesday April 15 5:00p.m.
Cressman Center for Visual Arts
The Departments of Pan-African Studies and Fine Arts invite you to celebrate the life and work of 25 years of Professor Emeritus, Bob Douglas.
Retirement Celebration, Exhibition Reception: Wednesday April 15, 2009, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Invited Presentation by Haki R. Madhubuti “In My Lifetime: A Poet’s Reflection on Barack Obama, Young People and the Power of Art:” 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Cressman Center for Visual Arts
100 E. Main Street
502-852-0288
For more information, the Department of Pan-African Studies can be reached at 502-852-5985.
For twenty-five years, Robert L. Douglas lectured on African and African American Art, twenty-three of those at the University of Louisville as a joint appointment in the Pan African Studies and Art History Departments. In that span, he has also published widely and curated numerous art exhibitions. He retired from U of L in December. Douglas began his career by studying art in the studio as an undergraduate at U of L, receiving a B.A. in 1963. And, he stresses, “I never stopped painting.” In addition to painting, Douglas makes sculpture, and has worked as an illustrator and commercial artist.
Reception continues following the lecture.
Exhibition continues through May 16