Eduardo Barnes

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Eduardo Barnes
Argentine

Eduardo Amancio Barnes (March 24, 1901 – August 31, 1977) was an Argentine sculptor, and one of his country's preeminent creators of

sacred art
.

Life and work

Barnes was born in

catacombs underneath Rosario's Teatro El Círculo were then converted into the Eduardo Barnes Museum of Sacred Art in 1940.[1]

He would earn a number of awards at the National Fine Arts Salons of Buenos Aires and Rosario, and in 1950, was invited to exhibit at the International Exhibition of Sacred Art in Rome, as well as in the Madrid Biennial of 1952. He created work for the Church of the Sacred Heart in La Plata, for the Somisa steelworkers' community in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, and in the Cathedral of Santa Rosa, La Pampa, among others.[1]

Monument to Carlos Casado del Alisal (1970)

Barnes, however, created much his work in his native Rosario. Some of the most notable included

Saint John the Evangelist (1966), and a monument to the founder of the Bank of Santa Fe, Carlos Casado del Alisal (his best known secular work), in 1970.[2]

The noted sculptor taught in his discipline at numerous Rosario schools, serving as Professor of

La Vestal (modeled after his wife). Barnes died in 1977, in Rosario.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Museo de Arte Sacro Eduardo Barnes". Teatro El Círculo. Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  2. ^ Gualino, Arnoldo. "Barnes, Eduardo Amancio. Escultor". Historia del Arte en Rosario.