Artist
Richmond Barthé
born Bay St. Louis, MS 1901-died Pasadena, CA 1989
- Also known as
- Richmond Barthe
- Born
- Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States
- Died
- Pasadena, California, United States
- Active in
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Jamaica, West Indies
- Biography
Sculptor and painter. Barthé's forte was realistic sculptures of religious subjects, figures in African-American history, and stage and dance celebrities.
Joan Stahl American Artists in Photographic Portraits from the Peter A. Juley & Son Collection (Washington, D.C. and Mineola, New York: National Museum of American Art and Dover Publications, Inc., 1995)
Exhibitions
April 27, 2012–September 3, 2012
African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond presents a selection of paintings, sculpture, prints, and photographs by forty-three black artists