ESSAYS BY GAIL STAVITSKY, CHRISTOPHER GREEN, JESSICA NICOLL, AND ONA BARNET
• Barnet's oeuvre over nearly eight decades reflects his unique interpretation of the art world's evolving geres: Social Realism, Modernism, Abstract Expressionism, and ultimately representational Minimalism with the human figure as his primary subject.
• In addition to his acclaimed body of work, he influenced a broad spectrum of artists such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, James Rosenquist, Cy Twombly, and Ethel Fisher.
• Barnet's works can be found in nearly every major public collection in the United States, and he was awarded the national medal of arts in 2011.
