Sculptor Bill Barrett was born in Los Angeles, California and studied at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he received both a B.S. and a M.S. in design, as well as an MFA. A longtime... Read full biography
Sculptor Bill Barrett was born in Los Angeles, California and studied at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he received both a B.S. and a M.S. in design, as well as an MFA. A longtime resident of New York City, Barrett now divides his time between Santa Fe and New York. His work has... Read full biography
Sculptor Bill Barrett was born in Los Angeles, California and studied at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he received both a B.S. and a M.S. in design, as well as an MFA. A longtime resident of New York City, Barrett now divides his time between Santa Fe and New York. His work has been widely shown in major museums and galleries coast to coast and in Switzerland and Japan. In addition, many of his works are owned by both corporate and private collector. Barrett works in three... Read full biography
Sculptor Bill Barrett was born in Los Angeles, California and studied at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he received both a B.S. and a M.S. in design, as well as an MFA. A longtime resident of New York City, Barrett now divides his time between Santa Fe and New York. His work has been widely shown in major museums and galleries coast to coast and in Switzerland and Japan. In addition, many of his works are owned by both corporate and private collector. Barrett works in three stages: A small bronze maquette, which the author Michael Brenson has described as "typically quirky, experimental, and figurative." The next stage involves blowing up the work into welded and polished aluminum. At this stage the sculpture is, as Brenson... Read full biography
Sculptor Bill Barrett was born in Los Angeles, California and studied at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he received both a B.S. and a M.S. in design, as well as an MFA. A longtime resident of New York City, Barrett now divides his time between Santa Fe and New York. His work has been widely shown in major museums and galleries coast to coast and in Switzerland and Japan. In addition, many of his works are owned by both corporate and private collector. Barrett works in three stages: A small bronze maquette, which the author Michael Brenson has described as "typically quirky, experimental, and figurative." The next stage involves blowing up the work into welded and polished aluminum. At this stage the sculpture is, as Brenson writes, "lighter now and closer in form and structure to Cubism and David Smith." Finally, Barrett creates more... Read full biography
Bill Barrett - Artist Info
About Bill Barrett: Books
Books & Publications (8)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Abstract Art, New Mexico Artists Series
2003
Ashman, Stuart; Suzanne Deats
256 pages (color)
Bill Barrett: Evolution of a Sculptor
2003
Palmedo, Philip F.
143 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present