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Born in Beverly, Mass. Barnet is more often claimed by Maine, Pennsylvania,
and of course New York. His career as an artist and America’s foremost printmaker
has evolved from 1930’s “social realism” to 1940’s “cubism” to 1950’s “geometric abstraction”
based upon American Indian motifs and since 1961 “figurative realism”.
The Harmon-Meek Gallery has represented Barnet since 1973 and has had eight solo exhibitions since
1974 with another due in March of 2003. The Farnsworth Museum of Art in Rockland,
ME has a major exhibition of Barnet’s work on view during the fall of 2002.
Museum exhibitions prior to this show were different shows at the Springfield Art Museum in
MO and the Montclair Art Museum in NJ.
Represented in nearly 200 museum collections throughout the world, many of which own multiple
works in different media and different time periods. The most recent museum acquisition was a
1940’s oil “Old Man’s Afternoon” by the Montclair Art Museum arranged by the Harmon-Meek Gallery.
Museum Catalogues are available from all three museums plus Harmon-Meek Gallery catalogues are available for $5 to
$10 ppd.
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