Benny Andrews : portraits : a real person before the eyes

2020

Not on view

"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" -- Michael Rosenfeld Art Gallery website.

"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.

Artwork Details

Overview

Title: Benny Andrews : portraits : a real person before the eyes
Artist: Benny Andrews (American, Plainview, Georgia 1930–2006 New York)
Publisher: Michael Rosenfeld Gallery
Date: 2020
Geography: New York, New York
Dimensions: 188 pages : illustrations, portraits (chiefly color) ; Height: 12 3/16 in. (31 cm)
Object Number: C 005215
Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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