Halcyone Barnes (March 31, 1913 – April 9, 1988) was an American collage artist and watercolor painter.
Halcyone Drennan Barnes | |
|---|---|
| Born | Halcyone Freed March 31, 1913 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | April 9, 1988 Summit, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Summit, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Spouse | Joe Barnes |
Life
editBarnes was born on March 31, 1913, in Dallas, Texas.[1]
Barnes became a collage artist and watercolor painter.[1] In the 1960s, she exhibited her artwork with Bess Phipps Dawson and Ruth Atkinson Holmes; the three women artists became known as the "Summit Trio".[2] The three housewives were trained by Roy Schultz at Summit Junior College.[3]
Barnes married Joe Barnes. She died on April 9, 1988, in Summit, at age 75, and she was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Noted Artist Halcyone Barnes dies". Enterprise-Journal. McComb, Mississippi. April 10, 1988. p. 1. Retrieved February 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Black, Patti Carr (2007). The Mississippi Story. Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Museum of Art. pp. 37–38. ISBN 9781887422147. OCLC 86090473.
- ^ Luter, Nell (July 3, 1988). "Summit Trio only looked like housewives". Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. p. 63. Retrieved February 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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