Project Description
Ernie Barnes (American, 1938 –2009)
The Fullback, 1968
oil on canvas
40 x 30 inches
Signed lower right: Ernie Barnes
Provenance:
Maria Ellington Cole, Married Nat King Cole in 1948, acquired directly from the artist, 1968
Casey Cole Ray, Daughter of Maria and Nat King Cole
Wyatt Cole Ray, until 2023 (grandson of Nat King Cole)
Private collection, FL, purchased from Wyatt Cole Ray, 2023
Exhibited
On exhibit, Los Angeles, The McKenzie Gallery 1968, The Sports Art of Ernie Barnes
Literature
Barnes, Ernie, From Pads to Palette, 1995
The Fullback is included in the forthcoming Ernie Barnes Catalogue Raisonné. We thank Luz Rodriguez for her assistance in cataloguing this work.
