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Richmond Barthe

Richmond Barthe (1901 - 1989) was active/lived in New York, California, Mississippi / Jamaica.  Richmond Barthe is 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 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 the school of the Art Institute of Chicago*. During this time he pursued a career in painting, until   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 6533 characters.]  Artist bio

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