I stood among the dancing with my mouth dropped and nobody noticed me.” “The Drum Major” by Ernie Barnes, 2003 Ernie Barnes Family Trust But folks were immediately drawn to that image.

He was raised in “the bottoms” section of Durham, but Ernie Barnes would leave the Triangle to become one of the most recognizable black artists of the time. Anyone who has ever seen the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — At heart, Ernie Barnes the professional football player was always Ernie Barnes the artist. His teammates on the San Diego Chargers nicknamed him “Big Rembrandt” because he ...

Ernie Barnes, a former professional football ... vulnerable parts of themselves,” said Withers, for whom Barnes completed his last major commission, a painting inspired by Withers’ 1971 ...

He was raised in “the bottoms” section of Durham, but Ernie Barnes would leave the Triangle to become one of the most recognizable black artists of the time. Anyone who has ever seen the ...