Mike Henderson

1943–

Introduction

Mike Henderson (born 1943) is an American painter, filmmaker, musician, and professor emeritus. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area since the mid-1960s, his work spans figurative painting, abstraction, experimental film, and blues music. Henderson is recognized for his early politically charged figurative works addressing social justice and Black life, as well as his later large-scale abstract paintings. He is represented by Haines Gallery, San Francisco.

Wikidata identifier

Q134006780

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Roles

Artist, painter

ULAN identifier

500121638

Names

Mike Henderson

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Date of birth
June 15, 1943

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