Barkley L. Hendricks’ Book Explains The Painting/Photography Connection

Probably best known for painting, Barkley L. Hendricks started out earning a Masters in Fine Art at Yale with a specialty in photography. His tutor was Walker Evans.

With the success of his paintings, photography became a background issue in his art process. After he died in 2017, his widow and art dealer Jack Shainam, assembled a photographic catalog and published a series of books. This link will take you to an online story about one of those books that include 8 images, an an excerpt from the forward written by Anna Arabindan-Kesson.

Four examples (details) from an auction of work by Barkley L Hendricks, ca. 1971 silver gelatin prints, 3.75 x 6.25 in. from the ArtNet database