["Benny Andrew's: The Visible Man" artist talk]

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Video footage of an artist talk with a signed VHS box from artist Benny Andrews titled "The Invisible Man". The artist talk coverers Andrew's life, education, and studio practice to place him in the context of black working artists in America in the 20th century. Andrews's work covers "people at work" and the role the individual plays in society through collage and painting. Benny spoke at an event hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters from June 5 to August 28, 1999, at the James E. Kemp Gallery in Dallas Texas. Tape provided by The Black Academy … continued below

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1 cassette (VHS) (28 min., 25 sec.) : sd., col.

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Freeman, Linda & Holder, Jeoffrey 1999.

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Video footage of an artist talk with a signed VHS box from artist Benny Andrews titled "The Invisible Man". The artist talk coverers Andrew's life, education, and studio practice to place him in the context of black working artists in America in the 20th century. Andrews's work covers "people at work" and the role the individual plays in society through collage and painting. Benny spoke at an event hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters from June 5 to August 28, 1999, at the James E. Kemp Gallery in Dallas Texas. Tape provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters.

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1 cassette (VHS) (28 min., 25 sec.) : sd., col.

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  • Preferred Citation: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records (AR0797), University of North Texas Special Collections

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[Benny Andrews "The Painters Griot" exhibition walkthrough video]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during an exhibition walkthrough of artist Benny Andrews's exhibit that was held in June of 1999. The footage shows a walk-through of the gallery space with short pauses on individual installed paintings and drawings. The video cuts to black around the 7:40 mark with only the continuous soft audio extending after on a black screen.

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Freeman, Linda & Holder, Jeoffrey. ["Benny Andrew's: The Visible Man" artist talk], video, 1999; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1939606/: accessed June 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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