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Benny Andrews portraits, a real person before the eyes [contributors: Jessica Bell Brown, Connie H. Choi, Kyle Williams]

Catalog Data

Artist:
Andrews, Benny 1930-2006  Search this
Writer of supplementary textual content:
Brown, Jessica Bell  Search this
Choi, Connie H  Search this
Williams, Kyle (Archivist, foundation director)  Search this
Host institution:
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery  Search this
Physical description:
188 pages illustrations, portraits (chiefly color) 31 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
Date:
2020
20th century
20e siècle
Notes:
"Published on the occasion of the exhibition, Benny Andrews: Portraits, A Real Person Before the Eyes on view at Michael Rosenfeld Gallery from September 26, 2020 to December 5, 2020"--Page 188. The exhibition was extended through January 23, 2021
Contents:
In excess of realism, Benny Andrews' composites / Jessica Bell Brown -- Benny Andrews and a contemporary Black figurative tradition / Connie H. Choi -- Benny Andrews : collage/me / Kyle Williams -- About the Andrews-Humphrey Family Foundation -- Benny Andrews : portraits, a real person before the eyes [Plates] -- Benny Andrews (1930-2006) : chronology [pages 141-178] -- Benny Andrews (1930-2006) : selected public collections -- Checklist of the exhibition
Summary:
"Benny Andrews: Portraits, A Real Person Before the Eyes traces Andrews' commitment to portraiture throughout his career. Featuring new scholarship by Jessica Bell Brown, Associate Curator for Contemporary Art, The Baltimore Museum of Art; Connie H. Choi, Associate Curator, Permanent Collection, The Studio Museum in Harlem; and Kyle Williams, Director of the Andrews-Humphrey Family Foundation, this book includes an expanded artist chronology with never-before-published photographs that narrate the life and career of Benny Andrews"--Https://www.michaelrosenfeldart.com/publications/benny-andrews-portraits-a-real-person-before-the-eyes
Topic:
Portraits, American  Search this
African American art  Search this
African American artists  Search this
Portraits américains  Search this
Art noir américain  Search this
Artistes noirs américains  Search this
Call number:
N40.1.A57 M53 2020
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1154996