icks ' ▁work ▁is ▁considered ▁unique ▁in ▁its ▁marriage ▁of ▁American ▁real ism ▁and ▁post - mod ern ism . ▁Although ▁Hend r icks ▁did ▁not ▁pose ▁his ▁subjects ▁as ▁cele brit ies , ▁vict ims , ▁or ▁protest ers , ▁the ▁subjects ▁dep icted ▁in ▁his ▁works ▁were ▁often ▁the ▁voices ▁of ▁the ▁under - re present ed ▁black s ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁Hend r icks ▁even ▁stood ▁alongside ▁his ▁subjects ▁and ▁featured ▁himself ▁in ▁works , ▁like ▁in ▁Br illi antly ▁End owed ▁( Self ▁portrait ), ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁where ▁he ▁painted ▁himself ▁n ude ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁an ▁art ▁critic ' s ▁comments ▁on ▁his ▁show . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁he ▁painted ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁port ra its , ▁Law dy ▁M ama , ▁which ▁dep ict s ▁a ▁young ▁woman ▁( his ▁second ▁cousin ) ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁a ▁By z antine ▁icon ▁with ▁gold ▁leaf ▁surrounding ▁her ▁modern ly ▁dressed ▁figure ▁and ▁Ang ela ▁Davis ▁style ▁af ro ▁on ▁an ▁arch ed ▁canvas . ▁Hend r icks ▁said ▁the ▁port ra its ▁were ▁about ▁people ▁he ▁knew , ▁and ▁were ▁only ▁political ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁culture ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Hend r icks ' ▁work ▁is ▁included ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁major ▁museum ▁collections , ▁including ▁the   National ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Art , ▁the   Ph il adel phia ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art , ▁the  