ALL: Master Collection List
Nationality
American
Artist Dates
1892-1953
Preview
Date of Work
1945
Medium
Oil on board
Signature
Lower right
Height
21 1/2"
Width
27"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection
Status
On Display: 2nd Floor gallery
Location
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
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
An old farmhouse next to a farm field. Old house near Union Lake, Minnesota-written on back.
An accomplished painter, during the course of his career Barr painted scenes in over ten countries. In Farmhouse, Barr focuses on a modest family-farm structure with a tilled field in the foreground.
Condition
Very good, paint is worn with age
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.”