Background
Barr, David John was born on October 10, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of John A. and Phyllis E. (Prince) Barr.
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This book, written by David Barr, tells the story of Michigan Legacy Art Park, a nonprofit outdoor sculpture park in Thompsonville, Michigan. Michigan Legacy Art Park is dedicated to sharing the stories of the people, events and natural resources that continue to shape the legacy of Michigan. Contemporary artists interpret these stories through outdoor sculpture. With over 40 great works of art, the Art Park provides a rich cultural experience for thousands of visitors annually. Founded by internationally acclaimed artist David Barr in 1995, the Art Park is a natural extension and reflection of his work and global influence. Barr was awarded the Governor’s Michigan Artist Award in 1988. In his acceptance speech, he told the audience of his desire to create a Michigan Art Park – a place where artists could tell the story of our state in and through the fundamental materials of nature. In his assessment of our state at that time, there was something missing – a place that expresses Michigan’s history through the arts. Illustrations or artifacts of that history already existed, but he wanted contemporary artists to bring that history to fresh and vivid life.
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A gifted adolescent finds an alien Device and intuits its function, bringing excitement and wonder to his life and to the lives of many others. But his own failings and weaknesses cause a dark side to all of it as well. He learns that as exciting as it is to control the Device, it is even more important to first learn to control himself. The story is a satisfying adventure for technical types of all ages.
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Barr, David John was born on October 10, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of John A. and Phyllis E. (Prince) Barr.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1962. Master of Fine Arts, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1965.
Professor art Macomb Community College, Warren, Michigan, 1965—2002, retired, 2002. Founder, artistic director Michigan Legacy Art Park, Thompsonville, Michigan, since 1995.
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One-man shows include Hanamura Gallery, Detroit, 1965, Kazimir Gallery, Chicago, 1968-1969, 71-72, Evanston (Illinois) Art Center, 1969, Donald Morris Gallery, Detroit, 1973, Art Research Center, Kansas City, Missouri, 1974, Marianne Friedland Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1975, Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago, 1975, 86, University Pittsburgh, 1975, Donald Morris Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan, 1976, 79, 81, 84, 87, 89, 92, San Jose Museum Art, 1978, Kent (Ohio) State University, 1979, Meadowbrook Art Gallery, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, 1982, Mot College, Flint, Michigan, 1985, Momentum Gallery, Minneapolis, 1986, Swords into Plowshares Gallery, Detroit, 1990, Dennos Museum, Traverse City, Michigan, 2000, Krasl. Museum, St. Joseph, Michigan, 2002, Midland (Michigan) Art Center, 2002, Washtenaw College, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1993. Exhibited in group shows at Flint Institute Art, 1990, Pontiac (Michigan) Art Center, 1992.
Commissions include Fairlane Town Center, Dearborn, Michigan, 1976, Macomb Community College, 1976, Meadowbrook Festival Ground, Oakland University, 1981, Lakeview Square, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1983, Michigan History Museum, Lansing, 1988, Hoffman Corporation, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1989, Bishop International Airport, Flint, 1994, Detroit Zoo Wildlife Interpretive Center Butterfly-Hummingbird Garden, 1995, Chrysler World Headquarters, Auburn Hills, Michigan, 1996, Revolution II, Brussels, Belgium, 1998, Dennos Museum, Traverse City, 1999-2000, Michigan Legacy Art Park, 2002, Thompsonville, Michigan, 2002, Pfizer, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2002, Pisa Town Hall, Pisa, Italy, 2002, Hart Plaza, Detroit, 2003, Schoolcraft College, Livonia, Michigan, 2004, Columbus State Community College, Ohio, 2006, Warren Civic Center, Michigan, 2006, others. Represented in permanent collections Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Detroit Institute Arts, Flint Institute Arts, Fort Lauderdale Museum, Oakland University, Portland (Oregon) Art. Author Crossing Lines, 2008, Amercordo, 2010, Sieve, 2010, This is My Window, 2010.
Member American Institute of Architects (honorary).
Married Elizabeth Margaret Dwaihy, June 19, 1982. Children: Heather, Gillian.