Take All the Time You Need (Adrienne Hawkins), 1975, by Barkley L. Hendricks (Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC: Gift of Kelsey (A.B.'06) and David Lamond (A.B.'97, .D.), 2014.6.1)
The title of this painting is borrowed from a 1974 song by the rhythm and blues duo Ashford and Simpson. Unlike many of his portraits that present the subject frontally on a stark, monochromatic background, as in Bahsir (Robert Gowens), this painting includes a detailed setting. Hendricks demonstrates both his engagement with women's fashion and feminine sensibility, as well as a formal interest in color, pattern, and texture.
[Far left] View from Behind the School, 2000, by Barkley L. Hendricks (Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Barkley L. Hendricks, 2008.7.1)
[Top right] Treasure Birds (Thoughts of Christmas), 1999, by Barkley L. Hendricks (Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC: Gift of Susan and Barkley L. Hendricks to commemorate naming Trevor Schoonmaker as Mary D.B.T. and James H. Semans Director of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University 2020.6.1)
[Bottom right] Under Zim's Tree, 1998, by Barkley L. Hendricks (Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC: Gift of Susan and Barkley L. Hendricks to commemorate naming Trevor Schoonmaker as Mary D.B.T. and James H. Semans Director of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, 2020.6.2)
In addition to his portraits of Black figures, Hendricks also painted a large number of landscapes. He created these landscapes over many years on trips to Jamaica—a historically significant island that has played a large role in the dissemination of Black culture around the world. These works' round shape—or tondo form—popular during the Italian Renaissance, signifies their connection to the history of art, just as they reference a portal through which to escape and experience a different place and time.
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