Donald "Don" Droll
Photograph included with student application. Courtesy of Western Regional Archives
Courtesy of Western Regional Archives
FOCUS
General Studies
ROLE
Student
ATTENDANCE
1948 - 1949
BIRTH
1927-05-12
Chicago, IL
DEATH
1985-11-17
Greensboro, NC
Donald Droll was a student in 1948-1949. While a student he participated in The Good and Obedient Young Man and took Weaving, Textile Design, Textile Construction, and a Weaving Tutorial course, under Anni Albers and Trude Guermonprez.
Donald Droll's obituary in the New York Times referenced him being an art patron, dealer and curator in New York City before moving to Greensboro. From 1982 until his death, he was assistant director of the Wetherspoon Art Gallery at the University of North Carolina.
Courses Taken
Summer 1948: Weaving (Albers and Guermonprez), Sculpture (Grippe).
Fall 1948-49: Weaving (Albers and Guermonprez), French (Goldowski), Chorus(Schlesinger), Dancing (Jennerjahn).
Spring 1948-49: Textile Construction II (Albers), Color (Albers), Drawing(Albers), Chorus (Schlesinger), Weaving Tutorial (Guermonprez)
Author
Heather South
Heather is Lead Archivist of the Western Regional Archives, Department of Cultural Resources, State of North Carolina.
Heather has a BA and MA in history from Winthrop University and is a member of the Academy of Certified Archivists. South has nearly 20 years’ experience in preservation and archives including reference services, conservation services, exhibit design, marketing and grant management. From 2006 until November 2011, she worked as the Preservation Officer for the SC State Archives
The Western Regional Archives (WRA) collects, preserves, and makes available for public use historical and evidential materials relating to western North Carolina. Their collection of Black Mountain College related materials is an invaluable resource for BMC researchers.
