The attitude and outerwear in these paintings is captivating.
Top of the list of things we miss during the pandemic closings are museums. Can’t wait to see art in person again. In the meantime, enjoy:
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Barkley L. Hendricks
George Jules Taylor 1972
Oil and acrylic on cotton canvas
2323 x 1530 mm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
© Estate of Barkley L. Hendricks. Courtesy of the artist’s estate and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
BARKLEY L. HENDRICKS, NORTH PHILLY NIGGAH (WILLIAM CORBETT), 1975.
BARKLEY L. HENDRICKS, SIR NELSON. SOLID!, 1970
“Blood (Donald Formey),” 1975 by Barkley L. Hendricks
Bahsir (Robert Gowen), 1975 by Barkley L. Hendricks