The little-known Jamaican landscapes of Barkley L. Hendricks, in a handsome, affordable format
Barkley L. Hendricks (1945–2017) was originally a student of landscape painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in the late 1960s, where he also discovered a love for photography. However, it was only in the 1980s that he decided to veer away from making the large figurative paintings that had become his trademark style in favor of outdoor landscape painting. For the next two decades, during vacations to Jamaica, he would dedicate himself to painting views of the country on oval, circular and lunette (half-moon) forms. This publication, which presents for the first time a selection of these landscape works, is enriched with a contribution by art critic, art historian and scholar Barry Schwabsky. It is the second volume in Skira and Jack Shainman Gallery’s comprehensive five-volume publication project on Hendricks.
Featured image is reproduced from 'Barkley L. Hendricks: Landscape Paintings.'
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Beginning in the 1990s, during vacations at his second home in Jamaica, Hendricks painted seascapes and landscapes en plein air.
FORMAT: Hbk, 6.5 x 9.5 in. / 96 pgs / 50 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $25.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $35 ISBN: 9788857241517 PUBLISHER: Skira/Jack Shainman Gallery AVAILABLE: 4/21/2020 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of stock indefinitely AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA LA
Published by Skira/Jack Shainman Gallery. Text by Barry Schwabsky.
The little-known Jamaican landscapes of Barkley L. Hendricks, in a handsome, affordable format
Barkley L. Hendricks (1945–2017) was originally a student of landscape painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in the late 1960s, where he also discovered a love for photography. However, it was only in the 1980s that he decided to veer away from making the large figurative paintings that had become his trademark style in favor of outdoor landscape painting. For the next two decades, during vacations to Jamaica, he would dedicate himself to painting views of the country on oval, circular and lunette (half-moon) forms. This publication, which presents for the first time a selection of these landscape works, is enriched with a contribution by art critic, art historian and scholar Barry Schwabsky. It is the second volume in Skira and Jack Shainman Gallery’s comprehensive five-volume publication project on Hendricks.
