"A Tribute to Artist and NFL Alumni
ERNIE BARNES
his art & inspiration"

$25
Full color catalog of current exhibition ''Liberating Humanity From Within'' on view at Time Warner Center, October 23 through October 29 in New York City. Features the 22 original paintings and an essay by William A. Fagaly of the New Orleans Museum of Art. The exhibition is sponsored by Time Warner, Inc., Time Warner Center and the National Football League. 36 pages.

Ernie Barnes' autobiography

FROM PADS TO PALETTE

$29.95

hardcover, 96 pages
22 full-page color photos of original art
52 photos of rare sketchbook studies

Autographed and personally inscribed by the artist

Former NFL player Ernie Barnes lends insight and understanding into preconceived notions about aggression and issues of sensitivity.  In his first published account, Barnes chronicles his childhood in segregated Durham, North Carolina, through his successful pro football career, to his debut solo exhibition at a prestigious gallery in Manhattan, New York.

Paul Tagliabue, NFL Commissioner: "Ernie Barnes is an excellent example to our current players that there is life after football.  We in the NFL family are pleased that Ernie is recognized as one of the leading artists of our day."

reference books:

St. James Guide to Black Artists, edited by Thomas Riggs, published in association with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 1997

The Pro Football Encyclopedia, edited by Tod Maher and Bob Gill, 1997

Black Art & Culture in the 20th Century by Richard Powell, Thames & Hudson, Ltd. 1997

Black College Football, by Michael Hurd, 1998 (revised and updated edition)