Artist Randell Henry Profile (2017)
Art Rocks!
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Art
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2017-01-27
Duration: 00:05:27
Subjects: Henry, Randell | Arts | ARTISTS | Painters | Mixed media (Art) | Southern University and A & M College
Contributors:
- Fox-Smith, James Host
- Kendrick, Dorothy Producer
- Henry, Randell Interviewee
Description
This segment from the January 27, 2017, episode of the series “Art Rocks!” features producer Dorothy Kendrick’s profile of artist Randell Henry of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Henry is also a professor at art at Southern University and the curator of the Southern University Museum of Art. He discusses: the inspiration behind his mixed media collage paintings; how he brings order out of chaos; his use of intense colors; his use of fabric in his paintings; his early interest in art; and his view that the visual arts inspire creativity in all fields. Host: James Fox-Smith