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Henry Wilmer Bannarn

Henry Wilmer Bannarn (1910 - 1965) was active/lived in New York, Oklahoma.  Henry Bannarn is known for Modernist-leaning landscape, figure, sculptor.

The following biography is based on information provided to AskART.com by Hassie Bannarn Betz, daughter of the artist:

Henry W. Bannarn was born in Wetumpka, Hughes County, Oklahoma on July 17, 1910. When he was still a very young child, the family moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. He died on September 20, 1965 in Brooklyn, New York. His favorite subjects were related to the American negro and the struggle for equality and justice. Some of his subjects were Frederick Douglass, John Brown, Richard B. Harrison, Matthew Henson - heroes of his time and before.

He also chose to sculpt lynch victims and midwives. His art was strongly rooted in his social conscience throughout his life.

He was well known for his work with wood, stone, oil and water color. His  watercolors were brilliant and powerful.  Much of his work can be described as falling into the modern/abstract area.  At the same time he was a strong draftsman and could draw and sculpt realistic su   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3179 characters.]  Artist bio

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Research resources

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Facts about Henry Wilmer Bannarn

   Publications  Book References:  12
Magazine References:  0

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12 Book References for Henry Wilmer Bannarn
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1997 Riggs, Thomas (Editor); Howard Dobson (Preface) St. James Guide to Black Artists: Published in Association with Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 625 No
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
(Exhibition catalog)
538 No
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1982 Livingston, Jane/J Beardsley Black Folk Art in America, 1930-1980 (Corcoran Gallery of Art)
(Exhibition catalog)
186 Yes
1981 Wooden, Howard E. (Text) The Neglected Generation of American Realist Painters, 1930-48 Wichita Art Museum Exhibition, May 3-June 14, 1981
(Exhibition catalog)
64 Yes
1973 Cederholm, Theresa Dickason Afro-American Artists: A Bio-Bibliographical Directory 348 No
1971 Locke, Alain The Negro in Art 224 No
1957 Dover, Cedric Negro Art 0 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
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