Barkley Hendricks

Philadelphia-born painter Barkley Hendricks studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia, and earned a BFA and MFA from Yale University, New Haven, CT.

In 2008, his first career retrospective exhibition, Barkley L Hendricks: Birth of the Cool, opened at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC, later traveling to the Studio Museum in Harlem and PAFA. His work is included in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Philadelphia Museum of Art; Studio Museum in Harlem, New York City; National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC; and PAFA.

Hendricks is known for his hyperrealist portraits of black men and women that convey a sensitivity towards the unique persona of each person. His artistic style has influenced many contemporary artists of African descent.
—From Brandywine Workshop and Archives records

Artist Info


Born

1945

Tioga, Philadelphia, PA

Died

April 18, 2017

New London, CT

Gender

Male

Nationality

American

Heritage

African American