Tina Barney facts for kids

Tina Barney is an American photographer born on October 27, 1945. She is famous for her big, colorful photos. These pictures often show her family and close friends. They live in places like New York and New England. Tina Barney is also part of the well-known Lehman family.

Tina Barney's Early Life and Learning

Tina Barney was born Tina Isles. She was one of three children. Her father was Philip Henry Isles, and her mother was Lillian Fox. Lillian was a fashion model in the 1940s. Later, Tina's parents divorced. Her mother then married a writer named Stephane Groueff. Tina's great-grandfather was Emanuel Lehman. He helped start a big company called Lehman Brothers.

Tina's grandfather first showed her photography when she was a child. As a teenager, she studied Art History. She went to Spence School in Manhattan. When she was 19, she lived in Italy for a while. There, she learned even more about art.

How Tina Started Photography

Around 1971, Tina Barney began working with photography. She volunteered for the Junior Council of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She worked in the photography department. Her job was to organize photos for a show. This made her want to learn more. She started collecting photos and visiting art galleries. This helped her understand photography better.

In 1973, Tina moved to Sun Valley, Idaho. There, she started taking photography classes just for fun. From 1976 to 1979, she studied at the Sun Valley Center for Arts and Humanities. She also took special classes with famous photographers. Some of these included Duane Michals and Robert Cumming.

Tina Barney's Photography Career

Tina Barney is best known for her large, colorful photos. These pictures often show her wealthy family on the East Coast. Her photos look like they could be natural, unposed moments. But they are also carefully set up, like a scene in a play.

Tina is interested in how families repeat traditions. She shows that families, no matter where they come from, often do similar things.

Where You Can See Her Work

Tina Barney's photos are in many important art collections. You can find her work at:

• The George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film in New York.
• The Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
• The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas.
• The Museum of Contemporary Photography.

Her work has also been shown in many exhibitions. These include places like the New York State Theater and the Barbican Art Centre in London.

Films and Awards

Tina Barney has also helped make short films. She worked on films about other photographers. These include Jan Groover: Tilting at Space (1994) and Horst (1988). A documentary film about her life was shown in 2007. It was directed by Jaci Judelson.

Tina has received important awards for her photography. In 1991, she won a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship. In 2010, she received the Lucie Award for Achievement in Portraiture.

Today, the Kasmin Gallery in New York City represents Tina Barney's work.

Tina Barney's Personal Life

In 1966, Tina married John Joseph Barney. He was from Watch Hill, Rhode Island. Her brother, Philip Henry Isles II, married actress Alexandra Moltke.

Notable Works by Tina Barney

• Marina's Room, 1987
• Houselights, 1999
• Jill and the TV, 1989
• The Two Friends, 2002

Exhibitions of Tina Barney's Art

• Les Européens, Les Rencontres d'Arles, France, 2003.
• The Europeans, Barbican Art Gallery, London, 2005.
• Players, Janet Borden Inc., New York, 2010.
• The Europeans, Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, WI, 2012.
• Small Towns, Janet Borden, Inc., New York, 2012.
• The Europeans, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN, 2015.
• Four Decades, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, 2015.
• Family Ties", Jeu de Paume, Paris, 2024/25

Awards and Grants for Tina Barney

• Lucie Award for Achievement in Portraiture in 2010
• John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, Artist's Fellowship in 1991

See also

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