Harry Barnes (artist)
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April 3, 1915
Sir Harry Barnes | |
|---|---|
| Director of the Glasgow School of Art | |
| In office 1964 – 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Douglas Bliss |
| Succeeded by | Tony Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harry Jefferson Barnes April 3, 1915 |
| Died | May 31, 1982 (aged 67) |
| Education | Glasgow School of Art |
| Occupation | Artist, educationalist |
Sir Harry Jefferson Barnes (3 April 1915 - 31 May 1982) was an artist; and former Director of the Glasgow School of Art. He took the post of Director in 1964.[1]
Barnes was originally from Sheffield and his father was a professor at the university there.[2]
His old teacher at Slade Art College, Randolph Schwabe, recommended him to Glasgow School of Art in 1944. Barnes had married Schwabe's daughter in 1941. Randolph Schwabe was a close friend of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, and his daughter Alice was a favourite of theirs. With Barnes ties to the school and now connection to the Mackintoshes he became versed in the School and Mackintosh's work.[2]
He stayed at Helensburgh in Argyll.[3]
He became a set designer for the Glasgow Grand Opera Society.[1]
He was the Chairman of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society for many years.[1]
He was given a CBE in 1971 and knighted in 1980. He retired the same year, settling in his home in Argyll.[1]
Art
He obtained a diploma in Fine Arts from Slade School of Fine Art. He taught in secondary schools before landing a job as Assistant Master at Glasgow School of Art in 1944. He settled in Scotland and stayed at the art school in Glasgow for the rest of his working life.
He exhibited his own art at the Helensburgh Art Club.[3]
He became the first deputy director after Douglas Bliss became the Director of the Art School in 1946. Barnes had to wait under Bliss retired in 1964 to be appointed the Director of the School.[1]
He set up the Mackintosh School of Architecture in 1965. Infrastructure was also improved with the building of the Newbery Tower, the Foulis building and the foundations of the Bourdon building.[1]
The old diploma courses were replaced by degree courses in 1978.[2]