Tom Barnett was a late 19th and early 20th-Century painter and architect, active primarily in St. Louis where he was born on February 11, 1870. He studied architecture with his father and painting under Paul Cornoyer. Barnett was head of the architectural firm of J. P. Barnett & Company of St. Louis, but in later years devoted much time to painting. He died in Boston on September 23, 1929.
Awards
1904 | Gold medal for architecture at the St. Louis Exposition |
1905 | Bronze medal for architecture and painting, Portland Exposition |
1914-1925 | First Ives landscape prize, St. Louis Artist's Guild, annually |
1918 | Scott Memorial prize, Artist's Guild |
1905 | First architectural prize, Cook County Court House, Chicago |
1921-1926 | Art League Group prize, |
1922 | Town Club purchase prize |
1905 | Chamber of Commerce prize |
1914-1925 | First prize best group, Artist's Guild,St. Louis MO |
Collections
St. Louis Museum of Fine Arts, MO
Missouri State Capitol Art Museum, Springfield, MO
Organizations
Chicago Art Guild
National Arts Club, New York, NY
St. Louis Art Guild
Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
Chicago Galleries Association
Allied Artists of America, New York, NY
American Federation of Arts, New York, NY