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1930 Plainview, Georgia - 2006 Brooklyn, New York. Known for: Ethnic genre painting, abstraction, collage.
Best known for large collage paintings on canvas, Benny Andrews did work that verges on caricature, many of them related to his African-American heritage in the South. He was raised in Morgan County,... Read full biography
Best known for large collage paintings on canvas, Benny Andrews did work that verges on caricature, many of them related to his African-American heritage in the South. He was raised in Morgan County, Georgia and was baptized in the Plainview Baptist Church, a subject he depicted in a body of work... Read full biography
Best known for large collage paintings on canvas, Benny Andrews did work that verges on caricature, many of them related to his African-American heritage in the South. He was raised in Morgan County, Georgia and was baptized in the Plainview Baptist Church, a subject he depicted in a body of work titled The Revival Series. In this series of about 26 drawings and gouaches, he explores the theme of the Christian religion in society. Another series is a chronicle of the life of his brother, who... Read full biography
Best known for large collage paintings on canvas, Benny Andrews did work that verges on caricature, many of them related to his African-American heritage in the South. He was raised in Morgan County, Georgia and was baptized in the Plainview Baptist Church, a subject he depicted in a body of work titled The Revival Series. In this series of about 26 drawings and gouaches, he explores the theme of the Christian religion in society. Another series is a chronicle of the life of his brother, who committed suicide. Bennie Andrews died of cancer on November 10, 2006. Sources include:. Art in America, December 2002. Death notice from Mark Garner, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA... Read full biography
Best known for large collage paintings on canvas, Benny Andrews did work that verges on caricature, many of them related to his African-American heritage in the South. He was raised in Morgan County, Georgia and was baptized in the Plainview Baptist Church, a subject he depicted in a body of work titled The Revival Series. In this series of about 26 drawings and gouaches, he explores the theme of the Christian religion in society. Another series is a chronicle of the life of his brother, who committed suicide. Bennie Andrews died of cancer on November 10, 2006. Sources include:. Art in America, December 2002. Death notice from Mark Garner, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA... Read full biography
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Keywords (44)
Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art Subject
- •Birds, Ornithology, Avian Art
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Caricatures
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Provincetown, Massachusetts
Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
Art School
- •New School For Social Research (The New School), Teacher
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •John Hay Whitney Opportunity Fellowship
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Printmaking Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Forum Gallery, New York City
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •New York World's Fair New York, 1964/1965
Art Movement
- •Rhino Horn
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Provincetown Art Association
- •Woodstock NY Art Association
Exhibition of Museum
- •Brooklyn Museum of Art
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Detroit Institute of Art
- •Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts