"Bill Barrett: Untitled 1 and 2"
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Taubman Museum of Art 110 Salem Avenue SE, Roanoke, Virginia 24011
Bill Barrett (American, born 1934), Untitled 1 and 2 (detail), 1973, Welded aluminum with brushed aluminum finish, Collection of the Taubman Museum of Art, Gift of Brenner Holdings, LLC. 2014.003 & 2014.004
Bill Barrett is known for his abstract sculptures in steel, aluminum, and bronze.
Early influences on Barrett’s work include sculptors Henry Moore and Auguste Rodin. Since the mid-1960s, Barrett’s work has been shown in numerous exhibitions.
His work is also in the the permanent collections of the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Utsukushi-ga-Hara Open Air Museum in Tokyo, Japan, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Born in Los Angeles, California, he earned his degrees from the University of Michigan.