John Barber

John Barber

Above: "Wild Rose at Sunset" Oil, 9" x 25" $4800

Nationally acclaimed American artist John M. Barber has painted the Chesapeake Bay and the eastern seaboard for more than two decades. Although he has recently become known also for his cityscapes and architectural art, Barber is particularly fond of his maritime subjects, primarily the Chesapeake and its vanishing way of life. We often find in his work the Bay's few remaining oyster dredging skipjacks and other traditional vessels, lighthouses and harbors.

Calling Barber "the premier chronicler of Chesapeake Bay life," J. Russell Jinishian, the nation's leading authority on contemporary marine art, praised the artist's technical skill and painstaking attention to detail. "Many artists paint skipjacks," he explained, "but John's emotive depth puts him on another level entirely. Should the skipjacks disappear, Barber's paintings will provide a valuable historical record of the waterman's era for generations to come."

The artist's career has been amply marked with accolades and accomplishments. He has had the opportunity to create custom paintings of some of the world's most beautiful yachts including Wyntje, Walter Cronkite's 60' English-built sailing ketch, entering Edgartown Harbor. Barber also has painted for both the Reagan and Clinton Presidential Administrations. In 2004, he was selected by the American Battle Monuments Commission to create the official painting of the WWII Memorial located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. In 2003, Barber was honored by the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland with a 25th Anniversary Retrospective. The museum exhibited 27 original works of art spanning Barber's career.

John M. Barber's Chesapeake, available to view at Brazier Fine Art, is a retrospective fine art book and visual treasury of the artist's career was published by the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in 1996.

Barber's love for the Chesapeake Bay is reflected not only in his art but also in his environmental and philanthropic endeavors. Through donations of his art and copyrights, nearly half a million dollars has been raised to further the efforts of nonprofit conservation groups which protect this great natural resource.

"Playa Hermosa" (Costa Rica)

Oil on Canvas, 8" x 12"

$1950

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