Shepherd Barrett
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Shepherd M. Barrett (c. December 6, 1889 - 1967) was an African-American folk artist sculptor from Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania.
Art
[edit]Barrett made 225 sculptures over the course of 50 years. His medium of choice was carved wood, more particularly peach stone carvings. These sculptures were created using a variety of instruments such as knives, picks and needle sized manually operated drills and with such practiced skill that a work might be created in as little as two hours. Despite their diminutive size, his works were detailed, such as monkeys with facial expressions, fingers and toes.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Barrett also a general artist, and was a player of the violin, cello and viola. His hobbies included being a magician and ventriloquist. He worked as a fireman in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania from approximately 1953 to 1962.[1] He died in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in 1967.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Peach Stone Carver". Ebony. 17 (7): 6. May 1962.
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