1. Ernie Barnes Pause Cafe'/cofee Break-Unsigned $60.00 Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed. Many of the images represented above are from the historic "Beauty of the Ghetto" exhibition.
2. Ernie Barnes Pause Cafe'/cofee Break-Signed $0.00 Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed. Many of the images represented above are from the historic "Beauty of the Ghetto" exhibition.
3. Ernie Barnes Skins & Shirts-Signed $0.00 Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed.
4. Ernie Barnes Window Wishing-Signed $0.00 Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed. Many of the images represented above are from the historic "Beauty of the Ghetto" exhibition.
5. Ernie Barnes The Fullback Artist Signed $1599.00 (featured in autobiography,"From Pads to Palette"). Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed.
6. Ernie Barnes High Aspirations-Unsigned $0.00 Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed. Many of the images represented above are from the historic "Beauty of the Ghetto" exhibition.
7. Ernie Barnes Ninety Nine, A Hundred-Signed $0.00 Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed. Many of the images represented above are from the historic "Beauty of the Ghetto" exhibition.
8. Ernie Barnes Ring Around The Rosie-Unsigned $0.00 Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed. Many of the images represented above are from the historic "Beauty of the Ghetto" exhibition.
9. Ernie Barnes Singin Sistahs-Unsigned $90.00 Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed. Many of the images represented above are from the historic "Beauty of the Ghetto" exhibition.
10. Ernie Barnes Springboard-Unsigned $90.00 Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed. Many of the images represented above are from the historic "Beauty of the Ghetto" exhibition.
11. Ernie Barnes Sugar Shack $550.00 Barnes created the painting The Sugar Shack in the early 1970s. It gained international exposure when it was used on the Good Times television series and on the 1976 Marvin Gaye album I Want You. According to Barnes, he created the original version of The Sugar Shack after reflecting upon his childhood, during which he was not "able to go to a dance."In a 2008 interview, Barnes said, "The Sugar Shack is a recall of a childhood experience. It was the first time my innocence met with the sins of dance. The painting transmits rhythm so the experience is re-created in the person viewing it. To show that African-Americans utilize rhythm as a way of resolving physical tension." The Sugar Shack has been known to art critics for embodying the style of art composition known as "Black Romantic," which, according to Natalie Hopkinson of The Washington Post, is the "visual-art equivalent of the Chitlin' circuit." When Barnes first created The Sugar Shack, he included his hometown radio station WSRC on a banner. (He incorrectly listed the frequency as 620, though it was actually 1410. Barnes confused what he used to hear WSRC's on-air personality Norfley Whitted saying "620 on your dial" when Whitted was at his former station WDNC in the early 1950s.) After Marvin Gaye asked him for permission to use the painting as an album cover, Barnes then augmented the painting by adding references that allude to Gaye's album, including banners hanging from the ceiling to promote the album's singles. During the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever anniversary television special on March 25, 1983, tribute was paid to The Sugar Shack with a dance interpretation of the painting. It was also during this telecast that Michael Jackson introduced his famous "moonwalk" dance. The original piece is currently owned by Jim and Jeannine Epstein, and is on display at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh.
12. Ernie Barnes Achievement-Unsigned $60.00 caption: "Being on the cutting edge of triumph requires attaining goals that lie beyond the scope of expectation." Printed by offset lithography.
13. Ernie Barnes Achievement-Signed $750.00 caption: "Being on the cutting edge of triumph requires attaining goals that lie beyond the scope of expectation." Printed by offset lithography.
14. Ernie Barnes Effort-Signed $0.00 caption: "The force necessary to go beyond Self-imposed limitations to achieve the competitive advantage." Printed by offset lithography.
15. Ernie Barnes Excellence-Unsigned $60.00 caption: "Ultimate success requires the strength of character to transcend your best and create a new standard." Printed by offset lithography.
16. Ernie Barnes Excellence-Signed $750.00 caption: "Ultimate success requires the strength of character to transcend your best and create a new standard." Printed by offset lithography.
17. Ernie Barnes Boxing Gym $0.00 pencil-signed & numbere. Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed.
18. Ernie Barnes Eight Ball Artist Signed $0.00 Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed. Many of the images represented above are from the historic "Beauty of the Ghetto" exhibition.
19. Ernie Barnes The Palace Barber Shop Artist Signed $0.00 pencil signed & numbered. Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed.
20. Ernie Barnes Soft Power Signed And Numbered Limited Edition $0.00 Original serigraphs are the most artistic rendition of an original work, creating an original serigraph is a carefully conceived hand stenciling technique evolved from ancient China and is one of the oldest types of printing. Each original serigraph is individually inspected for fidelity and color, hand-signed and numbered by the artist. All are sold unframed and accompanied with a Certificate of Authenticity.
21. Ernie Barnes Tete-A-Tete Signed And Numbered Limited Edition $4599.00 Original serigraphs are the most artistic rendition of an original work, creating an original serigraph is a carefully conceived hand stenciling technique evolved from ancient China and is one of the oldest types of printing. Each original serigraph is individually inspected for fidelity and color, hand-signed and numbered by the artist. All are sold unframed and accompanied with a Certificate of Authenticity.
22. Ernie Barnes Girlfriends Serigraph $0.00 serigraphs are the most artistic rendition of an original work, creating an original serigraph is a carefully conceived hand stenciling technique evolved from ancient China and is one of the oldest types of printing. Each original serigraph is individually inspected for fidelity and color, hand-signed and numbered by the artist. All are sold unframed and accompanied with a Certificate of Authenticity.
23. Ernie Barnes Victory In Overtime $250.00 Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed. Many of the images represented above are from the historic "Beauty of the Ghetto" exhibition.
24. Ernie Barnes Disco Signed And Numbered Limited Edition $0.00 Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed. Many of the images represented above are from the historic "Beauty of the Ghetto" exhibition.
25. Ernie Barnes Olympic Boxing Signed Limited Edition Pencil Signed $1200.00 Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed.
Renown Artist Ernest "Ernie" Eugene Barnes, Jr sadly passed away on April 27th, 2009.
26. Ernie Barnes Neighborhood Games Signed Limited Edition $1200.00 Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed.
Renown Artist Ernest "Ernie" Eugene Barnes, Jr sadly passed away on April 27th, 2009.
27. Ernie Barnes Olympic Gymnast Signed Limited Edition $1200.00 Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed.
Renown Artist Ernest "Ernie" Eugene Barnes, Jr sadly passed away on April 27th, 2009.
28. Ernie Barnes In The Beginning Signed And Numbered Limited Edition $4599.00 pencil-signed.
29. Ernie Barnes Main Street Pool Hall Artist Proof $0.00 Artist Proof, pencil-signed. Printed by offset lithography.
30. Ernie Barnes Practice Wall $0.00 Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed. Many of the images represented above are from the historic "Beauty of the Ghetto" exhibition.
31. Ernie Barnes The Finish Olympic Track Signed Limited Edition $1200.00 Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed. Many of the images represented above are from the historic "Beauty of the Ghetto" exhibition.
Renown Artist Ernest "Ernie" Eugene Barnes, Jr sadly passed away on April 27th, 2009.
32. Ernie Barnes From Pads To Palette $325.00 Former NFL player Ernie Barnes lends insight and understanding into preconceived notions about aggression and issues of sensitivity. In his first published account, Barnes chronicles his childhood in segregated Durham, North Carolina, through his successful pro football career, to his debut solo exhibition at a prestigious gallery in Manhattan, New York. Paul Tagliabue, NFL Commissioner: "Ernie Barnes is an excellent example to our current players that there is life after football. We in the NFL family are pleased that Ernie is recognized as one of the leading artists of our day."
33. Ernie Barnes The Pulling Guard $1995.00 FROM THE ARTIST:
Here is a drawing which really needs no explanation. It is a drawing portraying the moods and excitement in the game of football a game which does strange things to men makes them lose their heads makes them hate. It is primeval combat elbows and shoulder pads muscle and helmets. It is a George Plimpton discovered, no place for Walter Mitty. I have tried, in my art to re-embody all of the elements of the game in order to portray my subject as fact deliberately distorting the body in order to inject the strength and the spirit of the men who play the game. It is almost impossible to introduce the athlete in the art of satisfying his thirst for competitiveness in athletics unless the mood and guts of the game are dramatically expressed. Even before my pencil touches the paper, I mentally strip my idea of its concrete accompaniments in order to inject my composition with actual reality and spirit.
If football is to be the subject then football should be felt when the drawing is complete.
My experiences in the game where guts, desire and a total disregard for personal safety are prime prerequisites provided the nucleus around which this drawing is formed. One of the luckiest brakes I had as an athlete came in 1960 when I was signed to an American Football League contract with the San Diego Chargers. Here I played in the arena with men who felt that this opportunity to play professional football was the greatest gift since their first bicycle. We suffered ridicule and prejudice from people who said that our league wouldn't last. Sometimes the only audience seemed to be the concession workers and the custodians.
But we continued to play and dedicate our strength and energies to the game we loved and enjoyed.
Now, with five years of professional football behind me, I am proud of having played in a league where dedication, pride and confidence formed the roots of its success. Thanks to the American Football League, my art talent developed with purity as a result of my opportunity to play. Now this drawing which is a view from the arena floor, has been capsuled for you to enjoy. ERNIE BARNES.
34. Ernie Barnes The Backstretch Signed And Numbered Limited Edition $3100.00 pencil signed & numbered. Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed.
This Holoday Season The Collection Shop would like to say Thank You for your Patronage by including an Autographed Biography of Famed Artist Ernie Barnes as our gift to you with your purchase.
35. Ernie Barnes The Comedian Signed And Numbered Limited Edition $5500.00 pencil signed & numbered. Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed.
36. Ernie Barnes Destination Unknown Signed And Numbered Limited Edition $3500.00 pencil-signed & numbere. Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed.
37. Ernie Barnes The Bench Signed And Numbered Limited Edition $0.00 pencil-signed & numbered. Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed.
38. Ernie Barnes The Big Lineman $0.00 pencil signed & numbered. Printed Giclee, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed.
39. Ernie Barnes From The Pocket $0.00
40. Ernie Barnes The Competitive Spirit Signed And Numbered Artist Proof $0.00 The Competitive Spirit Pencil Signed And Numbered Artist Proof
41. Ernie Barnes Climatic Conditions Artist Proof Signed $0.00 Climatic Conditions Giclee pencil-signed & numbered
42. Ernie Barnes Paul Westphall In Action $0.00 Limited to 300 pcs. This is a rare find that was a special commission.
43. Ernie Barnes The Advocate $0.00 Comes embossed with estate stamp. Each fine art print is sold unframed.
44. Ernie Barnes To Know Defeat Artist Signed $0.00 Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed.
FROM THE ARTIST:
Here is a drawing which really needs no explanation. It is a drawing portraying the moods and excitement in the game of football – a game which does strange things to men…makes them lose their heads…makes them hate. It is primeval combat…elbows and shoulder pads…muscle and helmets. It is a George Plimpton discovered, no place for Walter Mitty. I have tried, in my art to re-embody all of the elements of the game in order to portray my subject as fact…deliberately distorting the body in order to inject the strength and the spirit of the men who play the game. It is almost impossible to introduce the athlete in the art of satisfying his thirst for competitiveness in athletics…unless the mood and guts of the game are dramatically expressed. Even before my pencil touches the paper, I mentally strip my idea of its concrete accompaniments – in order to inject my composition with actual reality and spirit.
If football is to be the subject then football should be felt when the drawing is complete.
My experiences in the game where guts, desire and a total disregard for personal safety are prime prerequisites provided the nucleus around which this drawing is formed. One of the luckiest brakes I had as an athlete came in 1960 when I was signed to an American Football League contract with the San Diego Chargers. Here I played in the arena with men who felt that this opportunity to play professional football was the greatest gift since their first bicycle. We suffered ridicule and prejudice from people who said that our league wouldn’t last. Sometimes the only audience seemed to be the concession workers and the custodians.
But we continued to play and dedicate our strength and energies to the game we loved and enjoyed.
Now, with five years of professional football behind me, I am proud of having played in a league where dedication, pride and confidence formed the roots of its success. Thanks to the American Football League, my art talent developed with purity as a result of my opportunity to play. Now this drawing which is a view from the arena floor, has been capsuled for you to enjoy. ERNIE BARNES.
45. Ernie Barnes Ninety Nine, A Hundred $450.00 This print is one of twelve from the Beauty of The Ghetto Collection.
To the rhythm of the rope, girls chanted: "Green, Green, eat ice cream, stick your nose in kerosene. Yellow, Yellow, kiss a fellow, till his lips are big and mellow. Blue, Blue, howdy do, tell your sweetheart I love you. White, White, you can't fight, I will jump this rope all night. One, Two..." There is no time to think about being poor when you're having fun.
46. Ernie Barnes Rock Of Ages $0.00 This print is one of twelve from the Beauty of The Ghetto Collection.
Black Woman! Queen of the fertile earth. Called slave, mammy, maid, concubine; yet she has remained mother, wife, sister, daughter and lover. Suffering much, she has done what had to be done to survive, to aid her mate; and still she has kept her dignity intact. Her share of the world's work may be limited but the fact that it's work makes it precious.
47. Ernie Barnes The Story Teller Lithograph $895.00 This print is one of twelve from the Beauty of The Ghetto Collection.
Precious black wisdom handed down in small sermons on hope, love, compassion, peace and happiness. Sentiments which are etched in our memory to serve as a beacon of hope in the midst of confusion. An insistence upon the individual to form his own character and to create his own happiness.
48. Ernie Barnes The Bomb $0.00 This Pencil Study was inspired by Lance Alworth.
Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed.
FROM THE ARTIST:
Here is a drawing which really needs no explanation. It is a drawing portraying the moods and excitement in the game of football " a game which does strange things to men"makes them lose their heads"makes them hate. It is primeval combat"elbows and shoulder pads"muscle and helmets. It is a George Plimpton discovered, no place for Walter Mitty. I have tried, in my art to re-embody all of the elements of the game in order to portray my subject as fact"deliberately distorting the body in order to inject the strength and the spirit of the men who play the game. It is almost impossible to introduce the athlete in the art of satisfying his thirst for competitiveness in athletics"unless the mood and guts of the game are dramatically expressed. Even before my pencil touches the paper, I mentally strip my idea of its concrete accompaniments " in order to inject my composition with actual reality and spirit.
If football is to be the subject then football should be felt when the drawing is complete.
My experiences in the game where guts, desire and a total disregard for personal safety are prime prerequisites provided the nucleus around which this drawing is formed. One of the luckiest brakes I had as an athlete came in 1960 when I was signed to an American Football League contract with the San Diego Chargers. Here I played in the arena with men who felt that this opportunity to play professional football was the greatest gift since their first bicycle. We suffered ridicule and prejudice from people who said that our league wouldn"t last. Sometimes the only audience seemed to be the concession workers and the custodians.
But we continued to play and dedicate our strength and energies to the game we loved and enjoyed.
Now, with five years of professional football behind me, I am proud of having played in a league where dedication, pride and confidence formed the roots of its success. Thanks to the American Football League, my art talent developed with purity as a result of my opportunity to play. Now this drawing which is a view from the arena floor, has been capsuled for you to enjoy. ERNIE BARNES.
49. Ernie Barnes Two Linemen $495.00 Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed.
FROM THE ARTIST:
Here is a drawing which really needs no explanation. It is a drawing portraying the moods and excitement in the game of football � a game which does strange things to men�makes them lose their heads�makes them hate. It is primeval combat�elbows and shoulder pads�muscle and helmets. It is a George Plimpton discovered, no place for Walter Mitty. I have tried, in my art to re-embody all of the elements of the game in order to portray my subject as fact�deliberately distorting the body in order to inject the strength and the spirit of the men who play the game. It is almost impossible to introduce the athlete in the art of satisfying his thirst for competitiveness in athletics�unless the mood and guts of the game are dramatically expressed. Even before my pencil touches the paper, I mentally strip my idea of its concrete accompaniments � in order to inject my composition with actual reality and spirit.
If football is to be the subject then football should be felt when the drawing is complete.
My experiences in the game where guts, desire and a total disregard for personal safety are prime prerequisites provided the nucleus around which this drawing is formed. One of the luckiest brakes I had as an athlete came in 1960 when I was signed to an American Football League contract with the San Diego Chargers. Here I played in the arena with men who felt that this opportunity to play professional football was the greatest gift since their first bicycle. We suffered ridicule and prejudice from people who said that our league wouldn�t last. Sometimes the only audience seemed to be the concession workers and the custodians.
But we continued to play and dedicate our strength and energies to the game we loved and enjoyed.
Now, with five years of professional football behind me, I am proud of having played in a league where dedication, pride and confidence formed the roots of its success. Thanks to the American Football League, my art talent developed with purity as a result of my opportunity to play. Now this drawing which is a view from the arena floor, has been capsuled for you to enjoy. ERNIE BARNES.
50. Ernie Barnes 1984 Limited Edition Olympic Series Numbered Set Hand Signed in Pencil $4400.00 Ernie Barnes 1984 Limited Edition Olympic Series Set Hand Signed in Pencil by the artist.
Set includes:
1) Olympic Track Limited Edition Signed
2) Neighborhood Games Limited Edition Signed
3) Olympic Boxing Limited Edition Signed
4) Olympic Gymnast Limited Edition Signed
51. Ernie Barnes The Dream Unfolds Signed And Numbered Limited Edition $0.00 The Dream Unfolds Artist Signed in Pencil - Commissioned by the NBA in 1996 to celebrate their 50th Anniversary
52. Ernie Barnes The View $0.00 The View - Authenticated by the Ernie Barnes Family Trust With Certificate of Authenticity. Comes embossed with estate stamp
53. Ernie Barnes The Tunesmith $0.00 The Tunesmith comes estate certified (stamped seal from the estate of Ernie Barnes on the print.)
54. Ernie Barnes The Bassist $0.00 Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed. Many of the images represented above are from the historic "Beauty of the Ghetto" exhibition.
55. Ernie Barnes The Maestro $0.00 Printed by offset lithography, all fine art prints by Ernie Barnes are inspected to ensure an accurate rendition of the original canvas. Each fine art print is sold unframed. Many of the images represented above are from the historic "Beauty of the Ghetto" exhibition.
56. Ernie Barnes Street Song $895.00 This print is one of twelve from the Beauty of The Ghetto Collection.
In backyards of dirt, long underwear drips from wire clothes lines. Grass grows through cement cracks. The streets boast oil stains and Cadillacs. There is the smell of fried chicken, hot links, and fish. Fashions are knotted stockings, head rags and stringy-brimmed hats. Kids write their names in freshly poured cement and street corner toughs smell of Old Spice and play the dozens. And together on a street corner, teenagers sing the songs of their favorites.
57. Ernie Barnes The Runner $895.00 This print is one of twelve from the Beauty of The Ghetto Collection.
I have always had a great emotion towards the open country and its melancholy. It presented the almost religious aura of nature still being the teacher of man. Here, this young man - full of grace, force and fascination for the surrounding countryside, is having a love affair with life. Breathing out the poisons of tension, and breathing in the power of God. The rural ghetto has always provided a serenity to man's spirit and God steps into his life and comforts his soul.
58. Ernie Barnes High Aspirations $895.00 This print is one of twelve from the Beauty of The Ghetto Collection.
In the rear of an old weather-scarred house, where the nails have been picked up and the ground has hardened after frequent rains, a young man is alone and shooting a tattered ball through a peach basket goal. He dreams of better things, intelligence, refinement, grace and beauty but only as assets which will allow him to master a jump shot or a hook shot, not as ideal conditions of life.
59. Ernie Barnes The Graduate $899.00 This print is one of twelve from the Beauty of The Ghetto Collection.
He walks with pride in heritage and a consciousness of race. He is rich with the attitude that he is going somewhere, to do something and to be somebody. He is a high soul who looked at his conditions as being just temporary. Making things better required an attitude dedicated to working at just that.
60. Ernie Barnes The Beauty Of The Ghetto Portfolio Cover $895.00 The Beauty of the Ghetto portfolio Cover. Famed artist Ernie Barnes died at age 70. His unique figurative style of painting has been admired and collected for over 40 years
