Representative work by Benny Andrews
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Artist

Benny Andrews

1930–2006 · American

  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  • Fort Valley State University

Benny Andrews created paintings and collages centered on migration, labor, family, music and social struggle. Torn fabric and paper often extend from the painted surface, giving figures a rough physical presence.

Painting; collage

Major Works

  • 1970No More Games
  • 1969Did the Bear Sit Under a Tree?
  • 1994The Way to the Promised Land
  • 1970sSexism series
  • 1975–76Bicentennial Series
  • 1960sMigrants
  • 1960sSouthern Landscape
  • 1980sPortrait of George Washington Carver
  • 1970sDrummer
  • 2000sTrail of Tears series

Interviews & Writing

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