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George Barker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (108 words) |
 | George Barker (painter) (1882–1965) was a portrait and landscape painter from the United States. |
 | George Barker (poet) (1913–1991) was an English poet and author. |
 | George Barker (politician) was Member of Parliament for Abertillery |
| GEORGE BARKER (1882-1965) (2381 words) |
 | George Barker, painter and art teacher, is the latest artist to be rediscovered in the study of Southern California's plein air landscape movement of the early twentieth century. |
 | Barker was an advocate of the Santa Monica Mountains Protective Association and lectured passionately against fires that destroyed it. |
 | Barker was a frequent lecturer on such topics as "Exploration in Color," "Art and Technique of Thomas Eakins," "Velazquez at the Prado," and "Quality in Painting." In December 1932 he was writing a brochure on art (although there is no indication that this was ever published). |