Hendricks and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York Hendricks courtesy of the Estate of Barkley L. Hendricks, Sisters (Susan and Toni), 1977 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond funds contributed by Mary and Donald Shockey, Jr. Hendricks: Portraits at the Frick” is the splendid result of Ng’s collaboration with Sargent, who served as consulting curator for the show.īarkley L. Open through January 7, 2024, “Barkley L. Not only did the Philadelphia-born artist’s paintings reference works by Rembrandt and Van Dyck, but the Frick also happened to be one of Hendricks’s favorite museums. Two years ago, when Frick Collection curator Aimee Ng approached Sargent to identify an unexpected contemporary artist connected to the history of Old Master painting, Hendricks was the obvious answer. “I’m someone that fits in both the art and fashion worlds, and Barkley is a prolific representation of the seriousness of both.” Hendricks, born in 1945 and known for his vivacious, life-size portraits primarily of Black figures. For Sargent, that artist is the late Barkley L.
“Everyone who works in the art world has an artist that unlocked art and made them fall in love with it in an almost spiritual sense,” says writer and curator Antwaun Sargent.
