Sugar Shack Ernie Barnes. $41.05 shipping. At ArtRanked.com find thousands of paintings categorized into thousands of categories. Ernie was born in 1938 and began painting while playing college football at North Carolina College. It was created in the early 1970s while the movement was … Paper size: 27x37; Image Size: 24x34. It was, amongst other things, official painter of the Games Olympic of Los Angeles in 1984. He went on to play for five years in the NFL, then decided to retire and paint full-time. In 1984, he was appointed as the official sports artist for the XXIII Olympics. Born on July 15, 1938 in Durham, NC, Barnes began to experiment with painting while studying at North Carolina College. One of the paintings from the exhibition, titled Sugar Shack became the most visible painting by an American artist since Edward Hopper's Nighthawks. The painting The Sugar Shack by Ernie Barnes is a clear representation of black culture and a part of the Black Arts movement during a time when unrest and political and social tensions were raging. $300.00. Description. Oil on Canvas. Ernie Barnes (1938-2009). The most well-known Ernie E. Barnes print is of a painting entitled Sugar Shack, which was on the cover of a 1976 Marvin Gaye album. In the Beginning by Ernie Barnes. or Best Offer "COME SUNDAY" by Ernie Barnes /Closed Edition 18x23. The response was overwhelming. (Tonya Mosley/Here & Now) This article is more than 1 year old. $35.00. $114.99. The exhibition filled a void, as it was the first visible testimony to illuminate the endearing and virtuous aspects of black life in America. Sugar Shack has a rating of 4.9 stars based on 9 reviews. Barnes is commonly associated with the painting The Sugar Shack, inspired by the popular sitcom Good Times, which depicts a crowd of people dancing in a jazz club, their bodies twisting and serpentine. Share. Feel free to explore, study and enjoy paintings with PaintingValley.com Sugar Shack by Ernie Barnes is a Open Edition Print. 37 Sugar Shack paintings ranked in order of popularity and relevancy. The “sugar shack” was use to categorize the work of talented painters who, for better or for worse, did not have the approval of the bonzes of “serious” art. Description. Barnes is a genius of the representation of the movement. or Best Offer. Sugar Shack . Ernie Barnes' Sugar Shack is a renowned African-American work of art of an electrifying club scene. Sugar Shack Print Good Times Dance Art Print by Ernie Barnes. Sugar Shack was the cover art of a Marvin Gaye Album, and it was featured on the closing credits of the famous tv show "Good Times." All the best Where Is The Original Sugar Shack Painting 34+ collected on this page. Sold out. $50.00 shipping "COME SUNDAY" by Ernie Barnes /Closed Edition Framed/ Matted 20x24. 1976. Home » Art » Sugar Shack by Ernie Barnes. $12.80 shipping. A closeup on the "Sugar Shack" painting by the late artist Ernie Barnes. 1280 × 936 Ernie Barnes is a painter Afro-American, professional football player, actor and author.