Mrs. Will Barnet, New York (until 1981; her gift to MMA)
New York. Hirschl & Adler Galleries. "Recent Paintings by Will Barnet," October 3–27, 1973, no. 1 (as "Portrait of Henry Pearson," 1966).
New York. Waddell Gallery. "Will Barnet: Paintings, 1966–1968," February 6–March 2, 1968, no. 17 (as "Portrait of Henry Pearson").
Champaign. Krannert Art Museum. "Fourteenth Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting and Sculpture," March 2–April 6, 1969, no. 8 (as "Portrait of Henry Pearson," courtesy Waddell Gallery, New York).
Philadelphia. Peale House Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. "Will Barnet in the Sixties," December 4, 1969–January 4, 1970, no. 1 (as "Portrait of Henry Pearson," lent courtesy of Waddell Gallery, New York).
Coral Gables, Fla. Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami. "Contemporary Portraits by American Painters," October 3–November 10, 1974, no. 2 (dated 1966; lent by Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York).
Neuberger Museum of Art, State University of New York at Purchase. "Will Barnet: Twenty Years of Painting and Drawing," November 4, 1979–January 13, 1980, unnumbered cat. (p. 32, as "Portrait of Henry Pearson," lent by the artist).
Sarasota, Fla. John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. "Will Barnet: Twenty Years of Painting and Drawing," April 9–June 1, 1980, unnumbered cat.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "30 Painters: Recent Acquisitions (formerly titled ‘Given and Promised’)," January 26–March 14, 1982, brochure no. 4.
New York. Terry Dintenfass Gallery. "Will Barnet: Sittings," November 6–December 2, 1982.
Wichita Art Museum. "Will Barnet: Paintings and Prints 1932–1982," January 16–February 27, 1983, unnumbered cat. (p. 22; as "Portrait of Henry Pearson").
Manchester, N. H. Currier Gallery of Art. "Will Barnet: Paintings, Prints and Drawings," June 10–September 3, 1984, no catalogue.
Huntsville, Ala. Huntsville Museum of Art. "Will Barnet: Paintings, Prints and Drawings," September 16–October 28, 1984, unnumbered cat.
St. Paul. Minnesota Museum of Art. "Will Barnet: Paintings, Prints and Drawings," November 17, 1984–January 27, 1985, unnumbered cat.
Hamilton, Ontario. Art Gallery of Hamilton. "Will Barnet: Paintings, Prints and Drawings," February 21–March 31, 1985, unnumbered cat.
Rockland, Me. William A. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum. "Will Barnet: Paintings, Prints and Drawings," May 1–July 15, 1985, unnumbered cat.
University Park, Penn. Palmer Museum of Art. "Henry Pearson: The Poetry of Line," September 11–November 18, 2001, not in catalogue.
J. B. "Artists by Artists." Arts Magazine 41 (Summer 1967), p. 60.
Robert Beverly Hale. Will Barnet: Twenty-Seven Paintings Completed During the Period 1960–1968. New York, 1968, unpaginated, no. 17, ill.
Richard J. Boyle. Will Barnet: Paintings, 1966–1968. Exh. cat., Waddell Gallery. New York, [1968], unpaginated, no. 3.
Grace Glueck. "Art: 'Wandering Rocks': Tony Smith Displays Some Departures—New Portraits by Will Barnet." New York Times (February 10, 1968), p. 28, ill.
Richard J. Boyle inWill Barnet in the Sixties. Exh. cat., Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Philadelphia, [1969], unpaginated, no. 1, ill.
Richard J. Boyle. "Will Barnet: The Survival of an Individualist." Art News 72 (October 1973), p. 82 ill. p. 83.
Vivien Raynor. "ART: 20 Years of Will Barnet at Neuberger." New York Times (November 18, 1979), p. WC15.
Burt Chernow inWill Barnet: Twenty Years of Painting and Drawing. Exh. cat., Neuberger Museum of Art, State University of New York at Purchase. Purchase, 1979, pp. 15, 33, ill. p. 32 (color).
William S. Lieberman. "Lieberman's Acquisitions." Art/World 6 (February 22/March 22, 1982), p. 10.
Terry Trucco. "Will Barnet: A Part of and Apart From His Times." Art News 81 (December 1982), p. 95.
"The Portraiture of Will Barnet." Arts Magazine 57 (April 1983), p. 121, ill.
Will Barnet. 1984, p. 80, ill. p. 81 (color).
Mary Abbe Martin. "Barnet Exhibit Focuses on Women, The Sea." Minneapolis Star and Tribune (December 9, 1984), p. 6G.
Avis Berman. "Artist's Dialogue: Will Barnet, from Maine to Infinity." Architectural Digest (March 1986), pp. 66, 70, ill. (color), dates it 1966–67.
Will Barnet (American, Beverly, Massachusetts 1911–2012 New York)
1947
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