Robert T. Barrett

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Robert T. Barrett
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Robert T. Barrett in 2018
Born
Robert Theodore Barrett

(1949-05-13) May 13, 1949 (age 73)
NationalityAmerican
Education Berlin University of the Arts
Alma mater University of Utah,
University of Iowa
Occupation(s)Painter, illustrator, and professor

Robert Theodore Barrett (born May 13, 1949) [1] is an American painter, illustrator, and professor of illustration at Brigham Young University. His illustrated works include The Story of the Walnut Tree, Silent Night, Holy Night: The Story of the Christmas Truce, and The Nauvoo Temple Stone. He illustrated a book about President Barack Obama, entitled Obama: Only in America (2010), written by Carole Boston Weatherford. [2]

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Career

Barrett holds a BFA degree from the University of Utah, and an MA and MFA degree from the University of Iowa. [3] Barrett studied painting in Europe as the recipient of a German Academic Exchange Grant to study at the Berlin University of the Arts, [4] and was an artist-in-residence at the Kimball Art Center as the recipient of a joint grant from The National Endowment for the Arts and the Utah Arts Council. [5] Besides being a professor, he has also served as associate dean of the BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications. Barrett also co-authored a BYU Studies article on the lives and art works of Arnold Friberg, Harry Anderson, Tom Lovell, and Ken Riley with Susan Easton Black. He is a member of the Society of Illustrators and was awarded the 2010 Distinguished Educator in the Arts Award.

Barrett has presented one-man art shows, notably at the Springville Art Museum and the St. George Art Museum, among other sites. He has made many drawings, some of which are based on accounts from the Book of Mormon, and paintings of events in the ministry of Jesus Christ as recorded in the New Testament. [6] He also illustrated The Real Story of Creation and The Real Story of the Flood, written by Paul L. Maier, a Lutheran pastor and a professor at Western Michigan University.

Personal life

Barrett is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and served a Mormon mission to Germany. Barrett and his wife Vicki are the parents of ten children. [4] [ failed verification ]

Selected books

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References

  1. ↑ Barrett, Robert, 1949–". Library of Congress Authorities (id.loc.gov/authorities). Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  2. ↑ Nicholls, Jennie (June 28, 2009). "BYU prof illustrating Obama children's book". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
  3. ↑ Infanger, Garrick (October 12, 2015). "Robert T. Barrett: Illustration". The Krakens. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  4. 1 2 Ackerman, Tori (April 10, 2012). "BYU art professor paints prophets, illustrates books about the Obamas". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
  5. ↑ Sila (August 10, 2018). "First Judges' Interviews: Robert T. Barrett". Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  6. ↑ "Latter-Day Renaissance". Meridian Magazine. April 27, 2009. Archived from the original on 2020-03-28. Retrieved 2010-11-18.[ dead link ]
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