Audubon Ballroon (he/him)Mar 15

@jayarts__, Black Royalty, shared the image below.

@handsomeazze, Black Royalty, replied:

The original sugar shack painting is owned by #EddieMurphy.

https://www.blackartdepot.com/products/sugar-shack-by-ernie-barnes

It was painted by a former NFL player #erniebarnes

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#blackcreativesmatter #blackartists #blacksports #blackmastodon

Plastyczny OnlineJul 15, 2025
15 lipca przypada rocznica urodzin Erniera Barnesa (1938–2009), futbolisty NFL, aktora i wybitnego malarza. Jego styl, pełen ruchu i emocji, rozsławiło m. in. „The Sugar Shack” – obraz, który trafił na okładkę płyty Marvina Gaye’a.
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#ErnieBarnes #malarstwo #kultura
Azul BuhoMar 25, 2025

#TIL that one of my favourite pieces of #art ('The #SugarShack' by #ErnieBarnes):

- Was used for the cover of #MarvinGaye 's 1976 LP 'I Want You'

- That Barnes himself adapted the #painting

- That Gaye bought lots of Barnes's work, including this one

- That #EddieMurphy later owned it

beSpacificSep 17, 2023
Millions Saw His Paintings on TV. In the Art World, His Work Still Went Unnoticed. In his lifetime, #ErnieBarnes was largely dismissed and ignored by the industry. He became an #icon anyway. #BlackArtists #SugarShack #FigurativeArtist Free to read https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/t-magazine/ernie-barnes.html?unlocked_article_code=SxnrK8cP-lQfbm3tSGV5uZUCii0YdusphVBXu2Tq_HRbrr8kfFEywHJ3Rwsy5YR8YIHT_unc3tL1P_tCdkSI22e-zg30z5xDWeCeroZLi9DzumPI1PD_0ItBmlFwNlgkdGJ8iYKhIkLSaag5J3vx3cBqg7DIyANsljlhxYC6_w7jS0k3T7FnSZH8o3R-adnCeZgRi3Ss_DtgxgE008ewG3cabZo6pyPTY1i88ZC-9ljDw1cMNyuiMEuCzse85qdiTqW-rM1ICEvWtuC2G6w6QD4pID12GnhHXQ19D7BxwbttAo_XhkEx9CbH-olWhpsGV_sxAI_omkjZ&smid=url-share
Millions Saw His Paintings on TV. In the Art World, His Work Still Went Unnoticed.

In his lifetime, Ernie Barnes was largely dismissed and ignored by the industry. He became an icon anyway.

The New York Times
Show threadMaximus ClarkeDec 17, 2022

@aBirdieOnaWire Love that #ErnieBarnes painting.

It was the inspiration behind this great video for the #AndersonPaak song "Come Down":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OqrcUvrbRY

#BlackFriday

Anderson .Paak - Come Down (Official Video)

YouTube