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1918 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1992 San Francisco, California. Known for: Modernist still life, figure and portrait painting, teaching.
The following information was submitted in October of 2006 by Jeanne Jennings, who was married to the artist for the last 28 years of his life:. William Barnett ( called Will) was one of three... Read full biography
The following information was submitted in October of 2006 by Jeanne Jennings, who was married to the artist for the last 28 years of his life:. William Barnett ( called Will) was one of three siblings. All but Wm. were born in Kiev, Russia. He was born in Philadelphia in 1918 and died in San... Read full biography
The following information was submitted in October of 2006 by Jeanne Jennings, who was married to the artist for the last 28 years of his life:. William Barnett ( called Will) was one of three siblings. All but Wm. were born in Kiev, Russia. He was born in Philadelphia in 1918 and died in San Francisco, California in November 1992. He was a professor of painting and drawing at the University of the Arts, formerly Philadelphia College of Art, and had his studio in his house on 12th St.,... Read full biography
The following information was submitted in October of 2006 by Jeanne Jennings, who was married to the artist for the last 28 years of his life:. William Barnett ( called Will) was one of three siblings. All but Wm. were born in Kiev, Russia. He was born in Philadelphia in 1918 and died in San Francisco, California in November 1992. He was a professor of painting and drawing at the University of the Arts, formerly Philadelphia College of Art, and had his studio in his house on 12th St., Philadelphia, where he also had students on weekends, until l980. He and wife, Jan, also a teacher, retired and settled in Kettenpom, California, a rural community in Northern California 45 miles from the nearest town. They purchased 64 acres, converted an... Read full biography
The following information was submitted in October of 2006 by Jeanne Jennings, who was married to the artist for the last 28 years of his life:. William Barnett ( called Will) was one of three siblings. All but Wm. were born in Kiev, Russia. He was born in Philadelphia in 1918 and died in San Francisco, California in November 1992. He was a professor of painting and drawing at the University of the Arts, formerly Philadelphia College of Art, and had his studio in his house on 12th St., Philadelphia, where he also had students on weekends, until l980. He and wife, Jan, also a teacher, retired and settled in Kettenpom, California, a rural community in Northern California 45 miles from the nearest town. They purchased 64 acres, converted an historic old shack into temporary housing, and then built a passive solar home elsewhere on the... Read full biography
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Keywords (27)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction and Realism; Semi Abstract
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
Art Association
- •Philadelphia Sketch Club
Art School
- •Philadelphia Museum School of Art and/or Fleisher, Teacher
- •Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Genre Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Philadelphia Sketch Club-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Brooklyn Museum of Art
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum/Museum of Non Objective Painting
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts