Friends, family, strangers on the street. Wherever Barkley L. Hendricks saw someone with style, he captured it.
Now, his iconic work is on view as part of our exhibition, "Photography and the Black Arts Movement," in the West Building through January 2026.
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🖼️ Barkley Leonnard Hendricks, "George Jules Taylor," 1972, oil on canvas, 91 7/16 x 60 1/4 in., William C. Whitney Foundation
🖼️ Barkley Leonnard Hendricks, "Lawdy Mama," 1969, oil and gold leaf on canvas, 53 3/4 x 36 1/4 in., Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of Stuart Liebman, in memory of Joseph B. Liebman
🖼️ Barkley Leonnard Hendricks, "Sir Charles, Alias Willie Harris," 1972, oil and acrylic on canvas, 83 7/8 × 72 1/4 × 2 1/2 in., William C. Whitney Foundation
🖼️ Barkley L. Hendricks, "Dr. Kool, Philadelphia," 1972, gelatin silver print, 7 1/2 × 4 1/4 in., Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund
🖼️ Barkley L. Hendricks, "Dr. Kool," 1973, oil on canvas, 72-3/4 x 52-3/4 x 1-1/2 ...