Will Barnet

Will Barnet (1911–2012) was an American painter, printmaker and graphic artist.

Also recorded as Will Barnett; Will R. Barnet.

Will Barnet in brief

Born
1911
Died
2012
Known for
painter, printmaker and graphic artist
Place of birth
Beverly
Contents

Overview

Born at Beverly in 1911, died at New York City in 2012.

In detail

Will Barnet studied at Art Students League of New York and School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Garo Antreasian and Mavis Pusey are recorded as having studied under Will Barnet.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Ethiopia. Employment is recorded with Yale University and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Membership is recorded of American Abstract Artists and American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Work by Will Barnet is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art and Wereldmuseum Rotterdam.

Distinctions recorded are National Medal of Arts and Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Will Barnet”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1566998: Will Barnet

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Elsewhere in Prints

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