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SUMMARY:Cocktail Reception with Bill Meek
DESCRIPTION:Honor the legacy of artist Will Barnet with an exciting evening of cocktails and conversation. \nPresented in conjunction with AMFA’s exhibition Will Barnet: Season of Life\, this exclusive Circle Society reception is your chance to meet Bill Meek—the gallerist who championed Barnet’s work—before his Art Insights presentation begins in the Amerine/Calhoun Glass Box at 6:00 p.m. \nNot in Circle Society? Join today or upgrade your membership to access tickets for this event\, or call 501.372.4000 for more information. \n\nWill Barnet: Seasons of Life is supported in part by Jackye and Curtis Finch Jr.\nThe Museum extends its deepest gratitude to Jackye and Curtis Finch for their commitment to the growth of the AMFA Foundation Collection\, and for their ongoing role in supporting the acquisition of works by Will Barnet.\nThis exhibition is organized by the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. \nARTWORK: Will Barnet (Beverly\, Massachusetts\, 1911 – 2012\, New York\, New York)\, The Artist and His Dealer (detail)\, 1991–1998\, oil on canvas\, 26 1/2 x 30 in.\, Collection of William Meek\, © Ona Barnet
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SUMMARY:Art Insights: Will Barnet's "Seasons of Life"
DESCRIPTION:Will Barnet\, a leading American painter and printmaker\, is known for his distinctive style and meditative works. With his series Seasons of Life now on view at the Museum\, get to know Barnet and the stories behind his work with Bill Meek\, Director Emeritus of the Harmon-Meek Gallery and a close friend of the artist. \nIn conversation with Dr. Catherine Walworth\, AMFA’s Jackye and Curtis Finch\, Jr.\, Curator of Drawings\, Meek shares insights into Barnet’s life and work\, drawing on a decades-long relationship with the artist. \nTogether\, they reflect on Barnet’s evolving practice and how he moved between abstraction and representation while continually returning to themes of family and time. \n\nWill Barnet: Seasons of Life is supported in part by Jackye and Curtis Finch Jr.\nThe Museum extends its deepest gratitude to Jackye and Curtis Finch for their commitment to the growth of the AMFA Foundation Collection\, and for their ongoing role in supporting the acquisition of works by Will Barnet.\nThis exhibition is organized by the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. \nARTWORK: Will Barnet (Beverly\, Massachusetts\, 1911 – 2012\, New York\, New York)\, Silent Seasons\, Autumn (detail)\, 1969\, lithograph on paper\, 29 3/4 x 22 in.\, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Purchase\, Tabriz Fund and Museum Purchase Plan of the NEA. 1971.009.011.1.
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