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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. While he worked in a variety of media and genres throughout his career (from photography to landscape painting ), Hendricks' best known work took the form of life-sized painted ...
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- Barkley Leonnard Hendricks, April 16, 1945, Nicetown–Tioga, Philadelphia
- American
- April 18, 2017 (aged 72), New London, Connecticut
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.
6 days ago · 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. His bold, experimental works were inspired by popular music,
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View all 39 artworks. Barkley L. Hendricks lived in the XX – XXI cent., a remarkable figure of Americans Pop Art and Photorealism (Super-Realism, Hyper-Realism). Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
- April 16, 1945
- April 18, 2017
May 14, 2021 · By Arthur Lubow. Published May 14, 2021 Updated May 15, 2021. Barkley L. Hendricks portrayed Black people who exude attitude. “In the Black community, you stand out because you declare your...
- Arthur Lubow
Apr 21, 2017 · Barkley L. Hendricks, a painter who gave new representation to ordinary black men and women, memorializing them in portraits that echoed the grand manner of the old masters, died on Tuesday...
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.
