Jane Addams Children's Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 65 (2006) Winner
Benny Andrews
ベニー・アンドリュース
Benī Andoryūsu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1930-11-13 （Plainview, Georgia）
- Died
- 2006-11-10 （Brooklyn, New York） age 75
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- Plainview, Georgia → Chicago, Illinois → Lower East Side, New York City → Brooklyn, New York
Career
- Occupations
- painter, collage artist, activist, educator
- Active Years
- 1958-2006
- Affiliations
- Black Emergency Cultural Coalition (co-founder), Queens College, City University of New York, Director of Visual Arts Program, National Endowment for the Arts (1982-1984)
- Memberships
- National Academy of Design (1997)
- Influenced By
- George Andrews (father) (self-taught artist 'Dot Man'), Boris Margo, Abstract Expressionism, Surrealism, Southern Folk Art
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burney Street High School | — | General | 高校卒業 | — | United States |
| Fort Valley State University | — | Art | — | 2年間奨学金 | United States |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | — | Painting | BFA | G.I. Bill利用 | United States |
Burney Street High School
General
Degree:
高校卒業
Year of Graduation:
1948
Country:
United States
First high school graduate in his family
Fort Valley State University
Art
Period:
2年間奨学金
Country:
United States
Left due to poor grades
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Painting
Degree:
BFA
Period:
G.I. Bill利用
Year of Graduation:
1958
Country:
United States
Trained as abstract expressionist, experimented with collage
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | John Hay Whitney Fellowship | — | Fellowship | John Hay Whitney Foundation | Winner |
| 1971 | New York Council on the Arts Fellowship | — | Fellowship | New York Council on the Arts | Winner |
| 1974 | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | Fellowship | National Endowment for the Arts | Winner |
| 1976 | O'Hara Museum Prize | — | — | O'Hara Museum | Winner |
John Hay Whitney Fellowship
1965
Category:
Fellowship
Organization:
John Hay Whitney Foundation
Result:
Winner
New York Council on the Arts Fellowship
1971
Category:
Fellowship
Organization:
New York Council on the Arts
Result:
Winner
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1974
Category:
Fellowship
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
Winner
O'Hara Museum Prize
1976
Organization:
O'Hara Museum
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
No More Games
1971 PaintingIconic work highlighting the plight of black artists
social justiceracism
Flag Day
1966 PaintingExpressionist painting featuring flag motif
Americaidentity
Guitar Picker
1990 PaintingDepicts Southern American life
Southern culture
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- expressionismfigurativecollage techniqueminimalism
- Recurring Motifs
- suffering and injusticeHolocaustNative American forced migrationsHurricane KatrinaChristian imagery and humanism
Health
-
cancer2006年cause of death
Legacy
Renowned African-American artist for expressionist figurative paintings and collages addressing social injustice and racism, with works in major museums. Co-founder of BECC advocating for Black representation in arts.
Archives
- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University
- Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Trivia
- Born into a family of ten children.
- His father George Andrews was a self-taught artist known as the 'Dot Man'.
- Attended art school using the G.I. Bill after military service.