Time Magazine featured one of Hendricks's photorealistic paintings of the moon for its Aug. 9, 1971 cover. Though Hendricks would soon abandon that early style in favor of abstract expressionism, it's clear from the title of this painting that the heavens remained a constant source of inspiration.
Lunar Surface #9, 1978
Mixed media on canvas
This work is part of the Permanent Art Collection of Duke University Hospital and made available by Arts & Health at Duke, artsandhealth.duke.edu.
This artwork was on loan from Arts & Health at Duke until March 2022.