The Mirror, 1981 Promised gift of Will and Elena Barnet, 1992.
Will Barnet
In 1992 Will Barnet made a promised gift of 75 drawings to the Arkansas Arts Center. Significantly, the drawings cover a range from 1929 to 1990, allowing visitors a chance to review this artist's life work. Known as a painter, draftsman and printmaker, Will Barnet is a significant force in 20th century American art. In the 1930s, he demonstrated a mastery of the Social Realist tradition. Along with Peter Busa and Steve Wheeler, Barnet contributed to the "Indian Space" movement. Later he became directly involved with the American abstract movement. Born in 1911 in Massachusetts and educated in the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Art Students League, New York City, Barnet has been widely influential in his teaching. He has held positions at the Art Student League, Cooper Union (1945-1978), the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Cornell University, Yale University and other schools. As a complement, the Arkansas Arts Center will host Will Barnet: A Timeless World from March 22 - June 3, 2001.
  
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