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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
LauraJG@deacon.social ("Laura G, Sassy 70’s") wrote:

Your art history post for today: by Ernie Barnes (1938-2009), The Drum Major, 2003, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. A former pro football player, he said “I traded my cleats for canvas, my bruises for brushes, and put all the violence and power I’d felt on the field into my paintings. #blackart #blackartist #painting #oilpainting

His obituary from The New York Times, April 30, 2009: https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/arts/30barnes.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.hk8.ebJp.U1S4JX3R7oxH&smid=url-share

A colorful, bright painting of a drum major, marching, wearing a white and gold uniform with purple trim. He wears a large hat and has a golden whistle in his mouth. The work is painted with lively, sinuous curves, characteristic of the artist’s style.