Will Barnet at 100 at the National Academy Museum

Sept. 16 – Dec. 31, 2011

In the first New York retrospective of the artist’s work, Will Barnet at 100 explores the dialogue between figuration and abstraction that has defined Barnet’s remarkable 80-year career. A painter, printmaker and teacher who has worked largely outside the various schools of Modernism, Barnet has made significant and unique contributions to American art in the realms of both abstraction and figuration. Will Barnet at 100 features approximately 45 works from private and museum collections, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, The Montclair Art Museum, and the Neuberger Museum of Art.

I have added two links where you can read or view more about Will, please watch the PBS interview, it is really interesting to learn about his painting approach:

NY Times Staying Power: The Many Forms of Will Barnet

PBS SundayArts Full Episode 12/4/2011