Barkley L. Hendricks : birth of the cool by 
30 Americans: Rubell Family Collection by 
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An interview of Barkley L. Hendricks conducted 2009 June 18, by Kathy Goncharov, for the Archives of American Art, at Hendricks's home and studio, in New London, Conn.
