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David Bustill Bowser (January 16, 1820, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – June 30, 1900, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a 19th-century African-American ornamental artist, portraitist, and social activist. He designed battle flags for eleven African-American…
1898–1997
David Butler (1898–1997) was an African American sculptor and painter from Good Hope, Louisiana. His style is epitomized by kinetic sculptures made from recycled tin or wood, which he embellished with saturated colors and geometric patterns. His work is…
Biography
David C. Howse is an American academic administrator. He is the 10th president of the California College of the Arts in San Francisco.
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David John Chariandy (born 1969) is a Canadian writer and academic, presently working as a professor of English literature at the University of Toronto. His 2017 novel Brother won the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, and…
1892–1976
David Nelson Crosthwait Jr. (May 27, 1892 – February 25, 1976) was an African-American mechanical and electrical engineer, inventor, and writer. Crosthwait's expertise was on air ventilation, central air conditioning, and heat transfer systems. He was…
1955–
David Dabydeen FRSL (born 9 December 1955) is a Guyanese-born broadcaster, novelist, poet and academic. He was formerly Guyana's Ambassador to UNESCO (United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organisation) from 1997 to 2010, and was the youngest…
1975–
David Calvert Daughtry is an American gospel musician, actor, and Assistant Minister Of Music at West Angeles Church of God in Christ, while he is an urban contemporary gospel and a traditional black gospel recording artist and singer. He started his solo…
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David Douglas is an American professional mixed martial artist and boxer. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, he has competed for Strikeforce, EliteXC and ShoXC.
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David C. Driskell (June 7, 1931 – April 1, 2020) was an American artist, scholar and curator recognized for his work in establishing African-American Art as a distinct field of study. In his lifetime, Driskell was cited as one of the world's leading…
1965–
David Dyson (born 3 April 1965) is an American bassist, songwriter, arranger, and producer. Throughout his career, he has performed with an array of artists including New Kids on the Block, Meshell Ndegeocello, Lalah Hathaway, Pieces of a Dream, George…
1966–
David E. Talbert (born February 10, 1966) is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker. He is a graduate of Morgan State University and attended the New York University film program. Talbert has won numerous NAACP awards for his work The Fabric of a…
1947–2025
David Ehrenstein (February 18, 1947 – March 12, 2025) was an American critic who focused primarily on gay issues in cinema.
1972–
David Emmanuel Noel (born 12 December 1972) is a London-born painter, illustrator and designer with a career that includes working on art projects with local government bodies and charitable organizations such as the CAMBA, and the NSPCC. A Fellow of the…
1961–
David Michael Ervin (born March 16, 1961, in Englewood, New Jersey, US) is an American jazz funk keyboard player. He grew up in Altadena, California, where he began to take after his musical father DiFosco Ervin, a.k.a. Big Dee Irwin.
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David F. Walker is an American comic book writer and novelist. He is known for creating the fictional DC Universe character Naomi McDuffie, who is the main character of The CW series Naomi. He also created the independent comic book series Bitter Root.
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David Sean Fizdale (born June 16, 1974) is an American professional basketball coach who last was an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously was an associate general manager for the Utah Jazz, an…
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David George (c. 1742–1810) was an African-American Baptist preacher and a Black Loyalist from the American South who escaped to British lines in Savannah, Georgia; later he accepted transport to Nova Scotia and land there. He eventually resettled in…
1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “David Goldblatt and wife, Lily, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “David Goldblatt, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “David Goldblatt on steps, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “David Goldblatt, sitting, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “David Goldblatt, smiling, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “David Goldblatt with chair, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1980–
David Kwaku Asamoah Gyasi (; born 2 January 1980) is an English actor. His films include Cloud Atlas (2012) and Interstellar (2014). On television, he is known for his roles in the BBC series White Heat (2012) and Troy: Fall of a City (2018), the CW…
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