Barnas, Carl Franz Joseph, Painter, Illustrator, Etcher
Collection size: 0.2 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 1
reel) Collection Summary: REEL 1779: 2 published books, WALDO
DER PFAHLBAUER, 1927, and BUERGERWAPPEN IN FRIEDBERG, 1930,
illustrated by Barnas; illustrated articles; lists of
publications, illustrations, and articles by and about Barnas;
clippings; and 57 photographs of Barnas, his family, etchings,
and paintings. UNMICROFILMED: 23 articles, clippings, and
documents compiled by Barnas' daughter, Dora L. Skipper, from
European and American sources, most written in the 1980s-1990s,
and some written by Skipper. Also found is a list of posthumous
exhibitions of Barnas' work, compiled by Skipper.
Biographical/Historical Note: Painter, etcher, and illustrator;
Germany, Ecuador, and Houston, Tex. Barnas was born in Germany
and spent his student days in art school and travelling in
Europe. He immigrated to Ecuador during the rise of Nazi power
in the 1930s. He specialized in tropical landscapes and mou