Richard Barnes
American
1953, Newark, New Jersey
Image © Keliy Anderson-Staley
Richard Barnes’s photographs touch on themes related to science, history, archeology, and architecture. His interest in photography as a means to think about and represent the past developed in the 1990s, when he documented archaeological excavations in Abydos, Egypt. After directly observing the trajectory of artifacts from their excavation to their placement in museums, Barnes began a body of work based on the role of the museum in contemporary culture.
More recently, Barnes has extended his research to include the collections of the Museum of Comparative Anatomy in Paris, the Peabody Museum at Yale University, and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. His latest projects include Phylum and Refuge, a study of the architecture of bird nests made from materials typically disposed of by humans.
Works in the Collection
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Richard BarnesMurmur 25 November 22, 2006 -
Richard BarnesMurmur 23 December 6, 2006 -
Richard BarnesMurmur 1 November 15, 2005 -
Richard BarnesUnknown (Ovoid Nest, Pt. Reyes), from the series Grid of Nests
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Richard BarnesUnknown (Funnel Nest), from the series Grid of Nests
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Richard BarnesTyrannus verticalis (Western Kingbird), from the series Grid of Nests
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Richard BarnesPloceus nigricollis (Black Weaver), from the series Grid of Nests
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Richard BarnesPitangus sulphuratus (Western Tanager), from the series Grid of Nests
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Richard BarnesPiranga iudoviciana (Western Tanager), from the series Grid of Nests
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Richard BarnesPipilo aberti (Abert Towhee), from the series Grid of Nests
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Richard BarnesHyphanturgus nigricollis (Blacknecked Weaver), from the series Grid of Nests
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Richard BarnesLamus ludouicianus sonoriensis (Loggerhead Shrike), from the series Grid of Nests
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Richard BarnesDendroica c. auduboni (Audubon's Warbler), from the series Grid of Nests
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Richard BarnesCyanomitra dussumieri, from the series Grid of Nests
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Richard BarnesCassidix nicaguarensis (Nicaraguan Grackle), from the series Grid of Nests
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Richard BarnesCalyptomena viridis (Green Broadbill), from the series Grid of Nests
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Richard BarnesAmbliospiza albifrons montana (Grosbeak Weaver), from the series Grid of Nests
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Richard BarnesAmbliospiza albifrons (Grosbeak Weaver), from the series Grid of Nests
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Richard BarnesGrid of Nests -
Richard BarnesArtifact, Fork, from the series Still Rooms and Excavations -
Richard BarnesArtifact, Pocket Watch, from the series Still Rooms and Excavations -
Richard BarnesArtifact, Safety Pin, from the series Still Rooms and Excavations -
Richard BarnesUnabomber Cabin
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