Nationality
American
Artist Dates
1892-1953
Preview
Date of Work
1940
Medium
Oil on board
Signature
Lower left
Height
26 1/4" (framed)
Width
32 1/2" (framed)
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection
Status
Displayed: Fourth floor, hallway of Administration & Finance, next to room E495
Location
School of Medicine & Health Sciences Building
Artist Bio
Paul E. Barr, an accomplished painter, was the first Chair of UND’s Art Department—a position he held for over a quarter century. Born in Tipton County, Indiana, Barr studied art in the United States and France. During his career in art, he painted scenes in over ten countries and wrote about art. He co-authored a textbook with Eugene E. Myers, Creative Lettering, and independently wrote an early study on regional art history, North Dakota Artists, published posthumously in 1954.
Additional Information
Several small boats at harbor.
Harley E. French, who was Dean of UND’s Medical School from 1911-1947, was the painting’s original owner and it was later in the possession of his daughter, Mary Margaret French Frank and her husband Richard Frank—a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany who taught in the Chemistry Department for 20 years.
A special request was made by the donor that the painting be hung in a location within the School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Rights
Images are provided for educational purposes only and may not be reproduced for commercial use. Images may be protected by artist copyright. A credit line is required to be used for any public non-commercial educational purpose. The credit line must include, “Image courtesy of the University of North Dakota.”