Benny Andrews, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Benny Andrews

American visual artist

Date of Birth: 13-Nov-1930

Place of Birth: Plainview, United States

Date of Death: 10-Nov-2006

Profession: teacher, painter, visual artist, printmaker

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Benny Andrews (November 13, 1930 – November 10, 2006) was an American of mixed African and European ancestry painter, printmaker, and creator of collages.
During the 1950s, he studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he began to take an interest in painting.
In 1958, he moved to New York City to pursue artistic and activist work.
Among other successes, he created art education programs to serve underprivileged students at Queens College and participated actively in the Black Emergency Cultural Coalition (1969).
His advocacy of artists of color Howardena Pindell, Sam Gilliam, Roy DeCarava, and others contributed to their increasing visibility and reputation in museums and the historical canon.
He received many awards, including the John Hay Whitney Fellowship (1965–66), the New York Council on the Arts fellowships (1971–81), and the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (1974–81).