George Jules Taylor

1972

Barkley Leonnard Hendricks

Associated Names
Barkley L. Hendricks

Artist, American, 1945 - 2017

This painting is a full-length portrait of a man. He stands facing forward, with his hands on his hips. He has light brown skin with warm orange undertones and a short black mustache and beard, and his mouth is closed in a neutral expression. He has round glasses and a light blue hat or beanie over his head. He is wearing a denim jacket over a brown turtleneck shirt and denim pants with a wide black belt. The cuff of the jacket is visible on his left wrist. Over the denim, he wears a long black cape with a high collar that covers most of his arms. His feet are bare, and the one on the left is flexed upward while the one on the right is pointed down. The background is plain gray.
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On View

East Building Upper Level, Gallery E406

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    William C. Whitney Foundation

  • Dimensions

    overall: 232.3 x 153 cm (91 7/16 x 60 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1973.19.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; purchased May 1973 through (Kenmore Galleries, Inc., Philadelphia) by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1975

  • Barkley Hendricks - Recent Paintings, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville South Carolina; Columbia Museum of Art & Science, Columbia, South Carolina, 1975, not in catalogue.

1994

  • Black Male: Representations of Masculinity in Contemporary American Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, 1994-1995, repro. 42.

2008

  • Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of the Cool, Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; The Studio Museum of Harlem, New York; Santa Monica Museum of Art; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia; Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, 2008-2010, no. 14 (not shown in Santa Monica).

2022

  • Afro-Atlantic Histories, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston; National Gallery of Art, Washington; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2022 - 2024, fig. 215.

Bibliography

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 173, repro.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 198, repro.

Inscriptions

upper right: B. Hendricks 72

Wikidata ID

Q20197381

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