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by: Jennifer Chapman Smith
Collections and
Exhibitions Manager
The
art world lost a great artist yesterday. Will Barnet passed away Tuesday, November
13, at the age of 101. Barnet had a long and varied career, continuing to paint
3 to 4 hours a day even at the end of his life when he could no longer stand.
The New York Times remembers Barnet in the article below:
The
WCMFA is fortunate to have two works of art by Barnet in the collection, Factory District, Norwalk, Connecticut (1936,
lithograph) and The Young Couple (1971, etching/aquatint). Both prints were donated
to the museum by Spence and Cinda Perry.
Factory District, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1936, lithograph
The Young Couple, 1971, etching/aquatint
The works show the depth and breadth
of Barnet’s art and especially highlights his strength as a printmaker. Though
these works are not currently on view at the museum, because they were recently
inventoried and photographed during the inventorying process we can share them
with you here so you can enjoy the wonderful art of this artist who will be
greatly missed.
You
have to believe in what you're doing. In the long run, you have to feel that
what
you're doing, regardless of the trends, will have a lasting quality.
Someday someone may pick it up and recognize that it was superior.
– Will
Barnet
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