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Artist

Paul E. Barr

Nationality

American

Artist Dates

1892-1953

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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.”

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