Halcyone Barnes (March 31, 1913 – April 9, 1988) was an American collage artist and watercolor painter.
Halcyone Drennan Barnes | |
|---|---|
| Born | Halcyone Freed March 31, 1913 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | April 9, 1988 Summit, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Summit, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Spouse | Joe Barnes |
Life
Barnes was born on March 31, 1913, in Dallas, Texas.[1]
Barnes became a collage artist and watercolor painter.[1] In the 1960s, she exhibited her artwork with Bess Phipps Dawson and Ruth Atkinson Holmes; the three women artists became known as the "Summit Trio".[2] The three housewives were trained by Roy Schultz at Summit Junior College.[3]
Barnes married Joe Barnes. She died on April 9, 1988, in Summit, at age 75, and she was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.[1]