American Icons: From Madison to Manhattan, the Art of Benny Andrews, 1948–1997

By J. Richard Gruber

A comprehensive examination of the work of Georgia-born artist Benny Andrews from his childhood diaries and drawings, through his emergence in the Chicago and New York artworlds, through the period of his directorship of the Visual Arts Program at the NEA, into his current position as a major presence in the American art scene. This volume is the first complete biographical and retrospective consideration of the artist's life and career and was published in conjunction with a major Morris Museum-organized exhibition.

1997
225 photographs and illustrations, nearly 100 in color
256 pages
ISBN: 1-890021-01-6

Softcover: $49.95