Oliver O'Connor Barrett 1908-1987 Artist.Sculptor Poet.ACETATE RECORDS.Private
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Oliver O'Connor Barrett 1908-1987
(Sculptor, painter, graphic artist, educator, poet and composer)
2 ACETATE RECORDS with original packaging
Private Pressing.
USA pressed items from the 1950's? 60's , address on the packaging states his name and the address given as 4205 Washington Road West Palm Beach, Florida.I've not played the records as they have a speed of 78rpm. All foursides are original material written by the artist (one label is missing). Three sides look to be songs of a religous nature and the 4th side is a poem titled Jungle Jimmy "Written and Spoken by Oliver O'Connor Barrett"
Unique item, more info on the artist can be found on the internet "Oliver O'Connor Barrett, 1908-1987, better known as Connor Barrett, was a surrealist sculptor and artist who worked in New York and the UK. His most prolific period was 1940-1975.
He studied at Fircroft College in the UK and was a member of the Sculptors' Guild. He was awarded the Audubon Artists' Prize in 1948 and Medal in 1950.
He exhibited at the Royal Academy in London in 1933, at the New Orleans Art Center in 1942 and 1943, at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1945 and at Audubon Artists in 1946, 1948 and 1950. Some of his work is owned by Birmingham City Museum, in the UK.
He was at one time Instructor of Sculpture at the Cooper Union Art School, Museum of Modern Art, New York City.
In 1943 and in 1949 his sculpture of "The Angry Carpenter" won him an American gold medal. He also created the playground sculpture of the New York World Fair in 1949.
His work included drawings and paintings, but his most important work was sculpture, both statuary and bas-relief. Hardwood was his main medium, with some work in stone and bronze. He also left a number of drawings, quirky, imaginative, and distinctively his own.
His expression is strong, vigorous and often erotic. He experimented with a number of different styles, some of which are reminiscent of Gauguin, Klee and Henry Moore, or of African sculptures, while also developing his own distinctive voice. His theme is the relationship of man and woman to themselves and each other, to those around them, and to God.
Connor Barrett was also a poet and music composer and was the author of several books.
He died peacefully at his home in the quiet Welsh valley of Cwm Prysor, Trawsfynydd, in July of 1987" Taken from the Joe Morrison org website
Condition: Both disc do display scuffs and mild light that cannot be felt. Discs are uncleaned and I'm sure they would benefit from the correct cleaning method. So due to this I'm grading them both Good, just to be on the safe side
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