Artist supreme and former pro football player Ernie Barnes brings relief to families of fallen heroes.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)Silary, Ted
The former pro football player turned professional artist is best known for his painting “The Sugar Shack,” which was famously featured in the closing credits of the groundbreaking 1970s sitcom “Good Times.” So it’s fitting that Barnes’ portrait of the TV family the Evan...
Adrien Meyer opened bidding on The Sugar Shack, by Ernie Barnes, the Black artist born in the 1930s in segregated Durham, North Carolina, who became a professional football player before turning to painting. Barnes earned a broad audience across the country for his works depicting dancers, ...
The former pro football player turned professional artist is best known for his painting “The Sugar Shack,” which was famously featured in the closing credits of the groundbreaking 1970s sitcom “Good Times.” So it’s fitting that Barnes’ portrait of the T...