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BARKLEY l. HENDRICKS: BIRTH OF THE COOL

Where: Santa Monica Muesuem of Art +1 310 586 6488 
When: 5.26.09 through 8.22.09
How Much: $5
www.smmoa.org

The renowned artist’s first career retrospective highlights his paintings from 1964 to 2007. While Hendricks has worked in a variety of media throughout his career, and has explored diverse subject matter, he is best known for his striking and provocative life-sized portraits of everyday African-American people from the urban northeast.