27 August 2008

Sweet Thang, Barkley L. Hendricks

Contemporary American painter Barkley L. Hendricks' Nash Exhibit will be on display at the Studio Museum in Harlem from November 12- March 15. Born in Philadelphia in 1945, Hendricks' works gained him a reputation for pioneering urban black portraiture.

Hendricks' talents range from photography to landscape painting. He is most recognized for his life-sized oil paintings where he portrays his subjects as dignified and proud.



Image, Content: Duke University.

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