Clark Girls

Ernest Eugene Barnes, Jr., was born on July 15, 1938, in Durham, North Carolina. His father was a shipping clerk for a tobacco company and his mother was a servant for an attorney, Frank Fuller, Jr. Fuller introduced Barnes to art by allowing him to look through his art books and by telling him about museums, painters, and schools of art.

Ernie's art was featured on Good Times (remember?) when the song and credits would roll.