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
DiedApril 9, 1988
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery, Summit, Mississippi, U.S.
OccupationArtist
SpouseJoe Barnes

Life

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Barnes 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

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  1. ^ a b c "Noted Artist Halcyone Barnes dies". Enterprise-Journal. McComb, Mississippi. April 10, 1988. p. 1. Retrieved February 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Black, Patti Carr (2007). The Mississippi Story. Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Museum of Art. pp. 37–38. ISBN 9781887422147. OCLC 86090473.
  3. ^ Luter, Nell (July 3, 1988). "Summit Trio only looked like housewives". Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. p. 63. Retrieved February 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.