Benny Andrews - Artist

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This is a black and white photograph of Benny Andrews standing in front of a sheer fabric background. Andrews stands with his proper left side facing the viewer as he looks at the camera in three-quarter view. His proper left hand rests at his proper left hip with his elbow bent akimbo. He wears a dark sweater, a plaid collared shirt and dark trousers. To the left of him is his shadow on the fabric background. The left side of the image is in shadow. The image is bordered in a narrow black line from the original negative frame. The image is on a white background. Below the image is hand-written text in black ink with the title, date, and artist's signature [A. Barboza / Benny Andrews - artist - '75'].

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