Tina Barney

(American, born 1945)

Tina Barney is a contemporary American photographer whose portraits capture the lifestyles and family dynamics of those around her. The majority of her works are well-orchestrated scenes, the figures and settings carefully arranged to portray the image she desires. “When people say that there is a distance, a stiffness in my photographs that the people look like they do not connect, my answer is, that this is the best we can do,” she has explained. “This inability to show physical affection is in our heritage.” Born on October 27, 1945 in New York, NY, she studied at the Sun Valley Center for Arts and Humanities in Ketchum, ID, from 1976 to 1979.  Just before returning to New York, Barney began photographing people in color using a large format view camera. Upon her homecoming, the artist turned her camera upon family as well as acquaintances such as George Condo. The resulting images of the 1980s and 1990s became the foundation for photobooks such as Theater of Manners (1997). Barney currently lives and works between Westerly, RI and New York, NY. Today, the artist’s photographs are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, among others.

Tina Barney Artworks

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Tina Barney (191 results)
The Foyer (from The Europeans), 1996

Tina Barney

The Foyer (from The Europeans), 1996

Sale Date: October 17, 2014

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Dido, 2001

Tina Barney

Dido, 2001

Sale Date: April 17, 2014

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The Boys, 1990

Tina Barney

The Boys, 1990

Sale Date: April 5, 2014

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Swimming (portfolio of 9 prints), 1991

Tina Barney

Swimming (portfolio of 9 prints), 1991

Sale Date: January 14, 2014

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Dido #6, 2001

Tina Barney

Dido #6, 2001

Sale Date: November 29, 2013

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The Puppy, 1994

Tina Barney

The Puppy, 1994

Sale Date: November 20, 2013

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John's den, 1985

Tina Barney

John's den, 1985

Sale Date: November 27, 2013

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The Portrait, 1984

Tina Barney

The Portrait, 1984

Sale Date: November 27, 2013

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Jill and Polly in the Bathroom, 1987

Tina Barney

Jill and Polly in the Bathroom, 1987

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

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Nudes #9, 2002

Tina Barney

Nudes #9, 2002

Sale Date: April 19, 2013

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The Watch, 1985

Tina Barney

The Watch, 1985

Sale Date: April 3, 2013

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The dresser, 2003

Tina Barney

The dresser, 2003

Sale Date: February 16, 2013

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The watch

Tina Barney

The watch

Sale Date: December 12, 2012

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The puppy, 1994

Tina Barney

The puppy, 1994

Sale Date: October 11, 2012

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The Son, 1987

Tina Barney

The Son, 1987

Sale Date: September 21, 2012

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Nude #1123 (outdoor group), 1996

Tina Barney

Nude #1123 (outdoor group), 1996

Sale Date: July 16, 2012

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Nude #1048 (three women), 1996

Tina Barney

Nude #1048 (three women), 1996

Sale Date: July 16, 2012

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The Son (from In a Dream You Saw a Way to..., 1987

Tina Barney

The Son (from In a Dream You Saw a Way to..., 1987

Sale Date: June 8, 2012

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Swimming (Nine Photographs), 1991

Tina Barney

Swimming (Nine Photographs), 1991

Sale Date: May 1, 2012

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Marina's room, 1987

Tina Barney

Marina's room, 1987

Sale Date: April 5, 2012

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The son (from In a dream you saw a way to..., 1987

Tina Barney

The son (from In a dream you saw a way to..., 1987

Sale Date: November 23, 2011

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Jill and I, 1990

Tina Barney

Jill and I, 1990

Sale Date: October 4, 2011

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The son (from in a dream you saw a way..., 1985–1987

Tina Barney

The son (from in a dream you saw a way..., 1985–1987

Sale Date: September 22, 2011

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Beverly, Jill and Polly, 1982

Tina Barney

Beverly, Jill and Polly, 1982

Sale Date: March 24, 2011

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English (US)

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