Norman Barr, WPA artist, was born in 1908 and died in NYC in 1994. He studied at the New York Academy of Art. In the late 1930's he was one of six artists chosen in a competition by ACA Galleries. He... Read full biography
Norman Barr, WPA artist, was born in 1908 and died in NYC in 1994. He studied at the New York Academy of Art. In the late 1930's he was one of six artists chosen in a competition by ACA Galleries. He remained with the ACA Gallery until 1943 when he was inducted in the army. Through a national... Read full biography
Norman Barr, WPA artist, was born in 1908 and died in NYC in 1994. He studied at the New York Academy of Art. In the late 1930's he was one of six artists chosen in a competition by ACA Galleries. He remained with the ACA Gallery until 1943 when he was inducted in the army. Through a national competition conducted by the Pepsi-Cola Company, his work was included in a traveling exhibition 1943 through 1944 and was seen at the Metropolitan Museum, Carnegie Institute, San Francisco Museum, Los... Read full biography
Norman Barr, WPA artist, was born in 1908 and died in NYC in 1994. He studied at the New York Academy of Art. In the late 1930's he was one of six artists chosen in a competition by ACA Galleries. He remained with the ACA Gallery until 1943 when he was inducted in the army. Through a national competition conducted by the Pepsi-Cola Company, his work was included in a traveling exhibition 1943 through 1944 and was seen at the Metropolitan Museum, Carnegie Institute, San Francisco Museum, Los Angeles County Museum, Cleveland Museum, etc. His work was selected in a national competition for inclusion in an exhibition at the Tupperware Museum, Florida in 1956, and was included in the "First Cape Cod Artists Traveling Exhibition" organized by... Read full biography
Norman Barr, WPA artist, was born in 1908 and died in NYC in 1994. He studied at the New York Academy of Art. In the late 1930's he was one of six artists chosen in a competition by ACA Galleries. He remained with the ACA Gallery until 1943 when he was inducted in the army. Through a national competition conducted by the Pepsi-Cola Company, his work was included in a traveling exhibition 1943 through 1944 and was seen at the Metropolitan Museum, Carnegie Institute, San Francisco Museum, Los Angeles County Museum, Cleveland Museum, etc. His work was selected in a national competition for inclusion in an exhibition at the Tupperware Museum, Florida in 1956, and was included in the "First Cape Cod Artists Traveling Exhibition" organized by the Rowland Foundation 1957 to 1958. In Provincetown, the Heritage Museum and the Provincetown Art Associati... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (3)
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 Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes