1930 - 2006
Benny Andrews American Artist
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Details
| First Name |
Benny
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| Last Name |
Andrews
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| Birthday |
13th November, 1930
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| Birthplace |
Plainview, Georgia, U.S.
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| Died |
10th November, 2006
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| Place of Death |
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Artist
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Benny Andrews (November 13, 1930 – November 10, 2006) was an American of mixed African and European ancestry painter, printmaker, and creator of collages. During the 1950s, he studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he began to take an interest in painting. In 1958, he moved to New York City to pursue artistic and activist work. Among other successes, he created art education programs to serve underprivileged students at Queens College and participated actively in the Black Emergency Cultural Coalition (1969). His advocacy of artists of color Howardena Pindell, Sam Gilliam, Roy DeCarava, and others contributed to their increasing visibility and reputation in museums and the historical canon. He received many awards, including the John Hay Whitney Fellowship (1965–66), the New York Council on the Arts fellowships (1971–81), and the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (1974–81).
