Sir Harry Barnes (3 April 1915 - 31 May 1982) was an artist; and former Director of the Glasgow School of Art.
He settled in Scotland and stayed at the art school in Glasgow for the rest of his working life.
Barnes had to wait under Bliss retired in 1964 to be appointed the Director of the School.
The loan exhibitions featured the work of contemporary artists of the day, such as Joan Eardley.
In the 1950s there were still many older Helensburgh residents who had connections to the previous generations of Scottish painters, such as the Glasgow Boys.
My father developed lasting friendships with some of them, including Nance Anderson and J.Arnold Fleming, and heard their stories.