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1901 Bay St. Louis, Mississippi - 1989 Pasadena, California. Known for: Expresssionist monument and figure sculpture.
Richmond Barthe (Barthé) is known for his many public works. He received acclaim for his realistic sculptural depictions of African-Americans during the 1930s-40s, and produced numerous portraits, as... Read full biography
Richmond Barthe (Barthé) is known for his many public works. He received acclaim for his realistic sculptural depictions of African-Americans during the 1930s-40s, and produced numerous portraits, as well as allegorical* and genre* figures, and became especially known for his dancers (Falk). Barthe... Read full biography
Richmond Barthe (Barthé) is known for his many public works. He received acclaim for his realistic sculptural depictions of African-Americans during the 1930s-40s, and produced numerous portraits, as well as allegorical* and genre* figures, and became especially known for his dancers (Falk). Barthe was born in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi of French Creole ancestry. His mother was a Robeteau, of New Orleans French Creole ancestry; the Barthé family came from the South West region of France, where... Read full biography
Richmond Barthe (Barthé) is known for his many public works. He received acclaim for his realistic sculptural depictions of African-Americans during the 1930s-40s, and produced numerous portraits, as well as allegorical* and genre* figures, and became especially known for his dancers (Falk). Barthe was born in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi of French Creole ancestry. His mother was a Robeteau, of New Orleans French Creole ancestry; the Barthé family came from the South West region of France, where descendants today still operate an active vineyard among other enterprises. At the age of eighteen, Barthe, then residing in New Orleans, won his first prize -- a blue ribbon for a drawing he sent to the County Fair. In 1924, with the aid of the... Read full biography
Richmond Barthe (Barthé) is known for his many public works. He received acclaim for his realistic sculptural depictions of African-Americans during the 1930s-40s, and produced numerous portraits, as well as allegorical* and genre* figures, and became especially known for his dancers (Falk). Barthe was born in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi of French Creole ancestry. His mother was a Robeteau, of New Orleans French Creole ancestry; the Barthé family came from the South West region of France, where descendants today still operate an active vineyard among other enterprises. At the age of eighteen, Barthe, then residing in New Orleans, won his first prize -- a blue ribbon for a drawing he sent to the County Fair. In 1924, with the aid of the Reverend Harry Kane S.S.I, Barthe, with less than a high school education and no formal training in art, was admitted to... Read full biography
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Keywords (48)
Art Method
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Commemorative, Memorial, Monument
- •Dancers-Figure, Genre, Ballerinas
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Jamaica
Art Association
- •Audubon Society of Artists-
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •National Sculpture Society
- •Salons of America
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Emily Lowe Memorial Award, National Academy of Design
- •John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
- •Julius Rosenwald Foundation Grant
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Allan & Susan Marion Collection
- •Bakkom Photo Collection, St. Paul, Minnesota (1)
- •Evans-Tibbs Collections
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •LIFE Magazine Featured Artist
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Grand Central Art Galleries, New York City
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Century of Progress, Chicago 1933
- •Fairmount Park Art Association Sculpture International
- •Texas Centennial Exposition
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Audubon Society of Artists
- •National Sculpture Society-
- •Salons of America-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Brooklyn Museum of Art
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Harmon Foundation, Harlem
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum/Museum of Non Objective Painting
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts