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James Richmond Barthé, also known as Richmond Barthé (January 28, 1901 – March 5, 1989) was an African-American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Barthé is best known for his portrayal of black subjects.
May 9, 2024 · Richmond Barthé was an American sculptor who was a vital participant in the Harlem Renaissance. Barthé was born to parents of African, French, and Native American descent. At age 23 he went to Chicago, where he studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1924 to 1928. He began as a painter.
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Learn about Richmond Barthé, an American artist who sculpted realistic figures of religious, historical, and cultural subjects. Explore his biography, exhibitions, and works in the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection.
- January 28, 1901
- March 6, 1989
Nov 19, 2007 · Born in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi in 1901, Richmond Barthé moved to New Orleans, Louisiana at an early age. Little is known about his early youth, except that he grew up in a devoutly Roman Catholic household, he enjoyed drawing and painting, and his formal schooling did not go beyond grade school.
Boxer is a bronze sculpture by Richmond Barthé, a prominent figurative sculptor of primarily Black figures. It depicts the Cuban boxer Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo, also known as Kid Chocolate, in a dynamic pose that conveys his agility and skill.
Nov 5, 2023 · Telfair celebrates Richmond Barthé (1901–1989), one of the foremost sculptors of the 20th century. A passion for art carried Barthé from his youth on the Mississippi coast and in New Orleans to Chicago, where he discovered his genius for sculpture, and then to New York City.
James Richmond Barthé, also known as Richmond Barthé was an African-American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Barthé is best known for his portrayal of black subjects....
