The Drum Major
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The Drum Major by Ernie Barnes is an African-American work of art highlighting a black male drum major clad in white and gold with a golden rod blowing a whistle.
Description
The Drum Major by Ernie Barnes is an African-American work of art highlighting a black male drum major clad in white and gold with a golden rod blowing a whistle.
Ernest Eugene Barnes Jr. was born July 15, 1938, in a poor section ("the bottom") of Durham, North Carolina. His father, Ernest Barnes Sr., worked as a shipping clerk at Liggett Myers Tobacco Company and his mother, Fannie Mae Geer, was employed as a domestic for Frank Fuller Jr., a wealthy Southern attorney who would guide Barnes into the world of art.
