The Multifaceted Donald Locke
Vicky Hay, American Vision, Smithsonian Magazine
October 1989
Artist Donald Locke lives in Arizona, but in a creative and artistic sense he is a citizen of the world. Born in Stewartville, Guyana, and educated in England and Scotland, he is by turns a sculptor, potter, and painter of most innovative ranks. His work contains autobiographical references – to this youth in Guyana, to a beloved English mentor, to his adopted home in the Southwest. He also draws fully on intellectual resources ranging from Afro-Indian folklore to da Vinci, Picasso and Mark Rothko.