Halcyone Barnes

Halcyone Barnes (March 31, 1913 – April 9, 1988) was an American collage artist and watercolor painter.

Halcyone Drennan Barnes
Born	Halcyone Freed March 31, 1913 Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Died	April 9, 1988 Summit, Mississippi, U.S.
Resting place	Woodlawn Cemetery, Summit, Mississippi, U.S.
Occupation	Artist
Spouse	Joe Barnes

Life

Barnes was born on March 31, 1913, in Dallas, Texas.^[1]

Barnes became a collage artist and watercolor painter.^[1] In the 1960s, she exhibited her artwork with Bess Phipps Dawson and Ruth Atkinson Holmes; the three women artists became known as the "Summit Trio".^[2] The three housewives were trained by Roy Schultz at Summit Junior College.^[3]

Barnes married Joe Barnes. She died on April 9, 1988, in Summit, at age 75, and she was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.^[1]