Caricature of Will Croft Barnes

Work on Paper

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The Arts Club of Washington Collection

"Caricature of Will Croft Barnes" by Clifford Kennedy Berryman, , ink and watercolor on paper, unknown date.: Caricature of bespectacled man a lizard perched on his shoulder, seated among cacti, wearing a hat, and with pencil and paper in his hands.
"Caricature of Will Croft Barnes" by Clifford Kennedy Berryman, , ink and watercolor on paper, unknown date.

Caricature of bespectacled man a lizard perched on his shoulder, seated among cacti, wearing a hat, and with pencil and paper in his hands.

Name/Title

"Caricature of Will Croft Barnes"

Artwork Details

Medium

Ink and watercoloor on paper

Subject Person or Organization

Will Croft Barnes

Series

Caricatures of past Arts Club presidents by Clifford Kennedy Berryman.

Context

Will Croft Barnes (1858 - 1936) Will C. Barnes became the Arts Club president in 1929. A San Franciscan, he began as a musician before enlisting in the U.S. Army, where he received the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery during the battle of Fort Apache, Arizona. After leaving in 1883, he worked as a cattleman for a while, after which he did work as a public official and as a legislator in Arizona and New Mexico. He moved to DC in 1907 and became part of the Forestry Service of the Department of Agriculture, where he served for 21 years until his retirement. He published numerous works relating to his life on the Western plains. This explains the caricature, wherein he is depicted with a 10-gallon hat, sitting among the cacti, pen and paper in hand, a lizard watching over his shoulder. Source: Max Gilder, intern for the Arts Club during the spring semester of 2021 while a student at the University of Maryland.

Made/Created

Artist

Clifford Kennedy Berryman

Dimensions

Height

15 in

Width

10 in

Location

Building

203 Library

Update Date

September 18, 2025