The Frick Madison’s new show, “Barkley L. Hendricks: Portraits at the Frick,” is an inspiring showcase of the late artist’s work.
Hendricks, who died in 2017, is known for his naturalistic paintings of African Americans. A painter who also used photography to capture realistic images of people, Hendricks studied and used the styles of Old-World European artists to create contemporary portraits of Black people.
The Frick has placed 14 of Hendricks’ portraits thoughtfully throughout the museum’s fourth-floor exhibition space in a way that allows them to show off their grandeur, but also puts them within the context of the portraiture the Frick Museum is known for. Hendricks outlines his cousin in basic black clothing and then portrays her in a style reminiscent of Italian Renaissance religious paintings, Ng said during the exhibition’s audio tour. “In the historic gold-ground paintings, which are sacred paintings in the Christian faith, the gold signifies the divine,” Ng said. “Hendricks challenged himself to learn the centuries-old and very difficult technique of applying gold leaf.
The exhibition shows Hendricks’s skill as he maneuvers through ways of depicting full-length portrayals of Black bodies. We see his understanding and appreciation of modern fashion styles, and his attention to the gradations in Black skin tones.
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