Two Gems at the Studio Museum in Harlem

I was thrilled to see these pieces by Barkley Hendricks and Njideka Akunyili Crosby at the Studio Museum in Harlem. These works are now among my favorite paintings. 

Barkley L. Hendricks, Lawdy Mama, 1969
Oil and gold leaf on canvas, 53 3/4 × 36 1/4 in.
The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of Stuart Liebman, in memory of Joseph B. Liebman  1983.25
​©Barkley L. Hendricks. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.

Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Nwantinti, 2012, acrylic, charcoal, colored pencil, collage and transfers on paper. Image courtesy of Marc Bernier. © Njideka Akunyili Crosby