Upon arriving at the Daily Eagle, Barnes declared, "I can draw and write, and you'd be a fool not to hire me", words that were inscribed inside the Brooklyn Museum.
在到报社时，巴恩斯宣称，“我会画画和写作，你不雇用我就是个傻瓜”，这些字样现刻在布鲁克林博物馆内。