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1908 - 1994 New York, New York. Known for: Mod figure-working class, mural.
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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Keywords (22)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstract Figurative, Human Figure
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Provincetown, Massachusetts
Awards/Recognition
- •Emily Lowe Memorial Award, National Academy of Design
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Mural Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Audubon Society of Artists
- •Provincetown Art Association
- •Silvermine Artists Guild
Exhibition of Museum
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Detroit Institute of Art
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York