Segregation prevented him from attending nearby Duke University or the University of North Carolina. In 1956 he graduated from Hillside High School with 26 athletic scholarship offers. College education īarnes attended racially segregated schools. In his senior year at Hillside High School, Barnes became the captain of the football team and state champion in the shot put. That one encounter would begin Barnes's discipline and dedication that would permeate his life. Tucker shared his own experience of how bodybuilding improved his strength and outlook on life. He was intrigued with Barnes's drawings, so he asked the aspiring artist about his grades and goals. He was discovered hiding there by the masonry teacher, Tommy Tucker, who was also the weightlifting coach and a former athlete. One day Ernest was drawing in his notebook in a quiet area of the school. He continually sought refuge in his sketchbooks, finding the less-traveled parts of campus away from other students.
Ī self-described chubby and unathletic child, Barnes was taunted and bullied by classmates. When he entered junior high school, he could appreciate, as well as decode, many of the cherished masterpieces within the walls of mainstream museums – although it would be many more years before he was allowed entrance because of segregation. By the time Barnes entered the first grade, he was familiar with the works of such masters as Toulouse-Lautrec, Delacroix, Rubens and Michelangelo. The young Ernest was intrigued and captivated by the works of master artists. Fuller encouraged him to peruse the art books and listen to classical music. On days when Fannie allowed "June" (Barnes's nickname to family and childhood friends) to accompany her to work, Mr. His mother, Fannie Mae Geer (1905–2004), oversaw the household staff for a prominent Durham attorney and local Board of Education member, Frank L. –1966), worked as a shipping clerk for Liggett Myers Tobacco Company.
1942), as well as a half-brother, Benjamin B. was born during the Jim Crow era in "the bottom" community of Durham, North Carolina, near the Hayti District of the city.
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He was also a professional football player, actor and author.Įrnest Barnes Jr. (J– April 27, 2009) was an American artist, well known for his unique style of elongated characters and movement.
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