Oral history interview with David Barr
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 34 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Barr, David, 1939-
label: Interviewer
content: Abramsky, Linda
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Michigan -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Sculpture, American
label: Topic
content: Sculptors -- Michigan -- Interviews
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: These interviews are part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Barr, David, 1939-
label: Interviewer
content: Abramsky, Linda
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: David Barr (1939- ) is a sculptor and painter from Oak Park, Michigan.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 147 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1982 December 28-1983 January 25
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.barr82
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Pages
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview of David Barr conducted 1982 December 28-1983 January 25, by Linda Abramsky, for the Archives of American Art.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Barr speaks of his childhood; family background; education; influences on his development; the influence of nature on his work; his use of color; his philosophies of life, death, and work; the evolution of his work; his sources of inspirations; his "Four Corners" sculpture project; and his personal life and interests.