Legendary Black Artist Ernie Barnes Passes Away
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What happens when outsiders to the HBCU community try to impact Black college culture? The answer may not be as straightforward as you think.
Acclaimed artist Ernie Barnes, best known for his unique figurative style of painting and whose work was immortalized on classic television and album covers, died last night, according to reports. He was 70 years old.
According to his official biography, Barnes was born July 15, 1938 to Ernest Sr. and Fannie Mae Geer Barnes during the Jim Crow era in Durham, North Carolina.
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