<Benny Andrews>

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Benny Andrews b. November 1930 in Madison, Georgia; d. 2006 in New York
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Benny Andrews was born in Madison, Georgia in 1930, and received his BFA from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1958. Andrews served as a Professor of Art at Queen’s College (CUNY). He was the recipient of many awards and honors including the John Hay Whitney Fellowship, The New York State Council Grant, and the O’Hara Prize, Tokyo, Japan. Andrews exhibited in solo and groups shows at the nation’s leading museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Boston Museum of Fine Art, Massachusetts; The Detroit Academy of the Arts, Michigan; and the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. His work is represented in the permanent collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Hirshorn Museum and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC; The High Museum of Art, Atlanta; The Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts; The New Orleans Museum of Art; and MOCA GA, among others. Andrews' work has acquired international recognition, and was the 2005 recipient of the Abby Award for lifetime achievement in the arts. In 2007 MOCA GA mounted a retrospective exhibition of his work in Benny Andrews: A Georgia Artist Comes Home.
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	Benny Andrews A Little Left English, 1989 Pen and ink on paper 19 x 12.75 inches 27.125 x 19.75 inches framed Gift of CGR Advisors Accession # 2001.007 Founding collection

	Benny Andrews Chalking Up, 1989 Pen and ink on paper 19 x 13.5 inches 27.25 x 19.75 inches framed Gift of CGR Advisors Accession #2001.008 Founding collection

	Benny Andrews Shooting the Eightball, 1989 Pen and ink on paper 22.25 x 15 inches 27.25 x 19.75 inches framed Gift of CGR Advisors Accession # 2001.009 Founding collection

	Benny Andrews Connecting, 1989 Pen and ink on paper 22.25 x 15 inches 27.25 x 19.75 inches framed Gift of CGR Advisors Accession # 2001.2010 Founding collection

	Benny Andrews Bar Folks, 1989 Pen and ink on paper 22.25 x 15 inches 27.25 x 19.75 inches framed Gift of CGR Advisors Accession # 2001.2011 Founding collection

	Benny Andrews When the Saints Go Marching In, 1990 Mixed media collage 39 x 54.5 inches 45 x 61 inches framed Gift of CGR Advisors Accession # 2001.2012 Founding collection

	Benny Andrews Tougaloo, Mississippi, April 19, 1974, 1974 Pen and ink on paper 20 x 16.5 inches Gift of David S. Golden Accession # 2005.04

	Benny Andrews Bye, Bye, Jessie and Jesus and Claire, 1991 Pen and ink on paper 22 x 18 inches Gift of David S. Golden Accession # 2006.025

	Benny Andrews Wine Music (Music series), 1995 Pen and ink on paper 29. x 22.5 inches Gift of JoAnn and Carl Vereen Accession # 2010.044

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