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Barkley L. Hendricks (April 16, 1945 – April 18, 2017) was a contemporary American painter who made pioneering contributions to Black portraiture and conceptualism.
Barkley L. Hendricks (b. Philadelphia, PA, 1945; d. New Haven, CT, 2017) was an American painter and photographer who revolutionized portraiture through his realist and post-modern oil paintings of Black Americans living in urban areas, beginning in the 1960s and 1970s.
May 13, 2024 · Barkley L. Hendricks was an American portrait artist who depicted the lives of ordinary Black men and women in paintings in the style and on the scale of those of the Old Masters, whose work he encountered in Europe as a young man.
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Barkley L. Hendricks (April 16, 1945 – April 18, 2017) was a contemporary American painter who made pioneering contributions to black portraiture and conceptualism.
- April 16, 1945
- April 18, 2017
Barkley L. Hendricks (1945–2017), who is most recognized for his transformative life-size oil portraits of his contemporaries—often African Americans in the urban Northeast—gained renown not only for his artistic mastery but also for the somewhat singular path he forged through the art world.
May 14, 2021 · Barkley L. Hendricks portrayed Black people who exude attitude. “In the Black community, you stand out because you declare your own sense of identity beyond your environment,” said his...
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Barkley L. Hendricks (b. Philadelphia, PA, 1945; d. New Haven, CT, 2017) was an American painter and photographer who revolutionized portraiture through his realist and post-modern oil paintings of Black Americans living in urban areas, beginning in the 1960s and 1970s.