RICHMOND BARTHé
Name: Richmond Barthe
Born: 28 January 1901
Died: 5 Narch 1989
James Richmond Barthe (January 28, 1901 - March 5, 1989) was an African American
sculptor recognized as one of the foremost sculptors of his generation, and is
known for his many public works, including the Toussaint L'Ouverture Monument in
Port-au-Prince, Haiti and a sculpture of Rose McClendon for Frank Lloyd Wright's
Fallingwater House.
Barthe once said that all my life I have be interested in trying to capture the
spiritual quality I see and feel in people, and I feel that the human figure as
God made it, is the best means of expressing this spirit in man.
Name: Richmond Barthe
Born: 28 January 1901
Died: 5 Narch 1989
James Richmond Barthe (January 28, 1901 - March 5, 1989) was an African American
sculptor recognized as one of the foremost sculptors of his generation, and is
known for his many public works, including the Toussaint L'Ouverture Monument in
Port-au-Prince, Haiti and a sculpture of Rose McClendon for Frank Lloyd Wright's
Fallingwater House.
Barthe once said that all my life I have be interested in trying to capture the
spiritual quality I see and feel in people, and I feel that the human figure as
God made it, is the best means of expressing this spirit in man.