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Born 1934 Washington, District Of Columbia. Known for: Large-scale abstract-figurative, genre.
The following is from the artist's website, . http://www.levatodesign.com/robertbarnes and much of the text is by C.S. Inghean:. Robert Barnes: "Tribute to an American Original" . by C.S. Inghean:.... Read full biography
The following is from the artist's website, . http://www.levatodesign.com/robertbarnes and much of the text is by C.S. Inghean:. Robert Barnes: "Tribute to an American Original" . by C.S. Inghean:. "It may be that the career of American artist Robert Myrrden Barnes (b. 1934) began in the Windy City... Read full biography
The following is from the artist's website, . http://www.levatodesign.com/robertbarnes and much of the text is by C.S. Inghean:. Robert Barnes: "Tribute to an American Original" . by C.S. Inghean:. "It may be that the career of American artist Robert Myrrden Barnes (b. 1934) began in the Windy City Boxing Club on the South Side of Chicago in 1951. A real Chicago pug, Barnes literally fought his way to the top of the flyweight division, winning the golden gloves before he was seventeen. Although... Read full biography
The following is from the artist's website, . http://www.levatodesign.com/robertbarnes and much of the text is by C.S. Inghean:. Robert Barnes: "Tribute to an American Original" . by C.S. Inghean:. "It may be that the career of American artist Robert Myrrden Barnes (b. 1934) began in the Windy City Boxing Club on the South Side of Chicago in 1951. A real Chicago pug, Barnes literally fought his way to the top of the flyweight division, winning the golden gloves before he was seventeen. Although this title marked both the beginning and end of his boxing career, Barnes retained those characteristics of a boxer which continue to set him apart in the slightly more gentile art world: a mastery and gracefulness of form, an undeviating combative... Read full biography
The following is from the artist's website, . http://www.levatodesign.com/robertbarnes and much of the text is by C.S. Inghean:. Robert Barnes: "Tribute to an American Original" . by C.S. Inghean:. "It may be that the career of American artist Robert Myrrden Barnes (b. 1934) began in the Windy City Boxing Club on the South Side of Chicago in 1951. A real Chicago pug, Barnes literally fought his way to the top of the flyweight division, winning the golden gloves before he was seventeen. Although this title marked both the beginning and end of his boxing career, Barnes retained those characteristics of a boxer which continue to set him apart in the slightly more gentile art world: a mastery and gracefulness of form, an undeviating combative spirit, and a stubborn sense of individuality." . "Barnes has always occupied his own place outside the mainstream of contemporar... Read full biography
Robert Myrrden Barnes - Artist Info
About Robert Myrrden Barnes: Keywords
Keywords (22)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
Art School
- •Columbia University Art Department, Student
- •Kansas City Art Institute, Teacher
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
- •Slade School of Art, London, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Fulbright Grant, Fellowship
- •National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Chicago Union League Club
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Genre Specialty
Exhibition of Museum
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts