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Will Barnett

Will (William) Barnett (1918 - 1992) was active/lived in Pennsylvania, California.  Will Barnett is known for Modernist still life, figure and portrait painting, teaching.

The following information was submitted in October of 2006 by Jeanne Jennings, who was married to the artist for the last 28 years of his life:

William Barnett ( called Will) was one of three siblings.  All but Wm. were born in Kiev, Russia.  He was born in Philadelphia in 1918 and died in San Francisco, California in November 1992.  He was a professor of painting and drawing at the University of the Arts, formerly Philadelphia College of Art, and had his studio in his house on 12th St., Philadelphia, where he also had students on weekends, until l980. He and wife, Jan, also a teacher, retired and settled in Kettenpom, California, a rural community in Northern California 45 miles from the nearest town.  They purchased 64 acres,  converted an historic old shack into temporary housing, and then built a passive solar home elsewhere on the property.  At first William used a 2-horse  barn to paint in, but after the new house w   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2784 characters.]  Artist bio

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