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Alfred H. Barr

American art historian and museum director (1902–1981)
Person Human Q711362

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
January 28, 1902
Date of death
August 15, 1981
Place of birth
Detroit
Place of death
Salisbury
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
art historian, historian, university teacher, curator, art critic
Employer
Wellesley College, Museum of Modern Art[17][18]
Field of work
history of art, art history, modern art[13][14][15]
Position held
museum director[16]
Educated at
Harvard University, Princeton University, Boys' Latin School of Maryland[19][20][21]
Award received
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[23][24]
Notable work
Picasso: Forty Years of His Art[22]
Spouse
Margaret Scolari Barr[10]
Child
Victoria Barr[11]
Student of
Paul Joseph Sachs[30]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Artist files at
Philadelphia Museum of Art Library and Archives
Depicted by
Alfred H. Barr jr. : Missionary for the Modern[31]
Family name
Barr[27]
Generational suffix
L252247-F2
Given name
Alfred, Hamilton[28][29]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences[25]
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Name in native language
Alfred Hamilton Barr Jr.[33]
Significant person
Curt Valentin[34]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alfred Hamilton Barr en Alfred H. Barr, Jr. en Alfred H. Barr en Alfred Hamilton Barr, Jr. en Alfred Barr ar ألفرد إتش بار جونيور cs Alfred H. Barr Jr. de Alfred H. Barr de Alfred Hamilton Barr fa بار، آلفرد اچ.، ۱۹۰۲-۱۹۸۱م. fr Alfred H. Barr fr Alfred H. Barr Jr. he אלפרד בר ja アルフレッド・H・バー・ジュニア nl Alfred Hamilton Barr nl Alfred H. Barr ru Алфред Барр ru Альфред Барр ru Барр, Алфред ru Барр, Алфред Хамилтон
🔖 Identifiers · 80
ISNI
0000000110323960
VIAF cluster ID
109252853
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79134989
GND ID
118887122
AGORHA UUID
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AbART person ID
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Alvin ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
12415666
American National Biography ID
1701246
ArchINFORM person/group ID
60154
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/84105
Artist-info artist ID
315570
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Artist-info curator ID
246840
Artists of the World ID
30012386
BIBSYS ID
90181107
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
BarrAlfredHamilton1902-1981, BarrAlfredHJr1902-1981
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
122104630
Bridgeman artist ID
56018
CANTIC ID
981058522014606706
CONOR.SR ID
36358503
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12103870
CiNii Research ID
1140000791743021568
DDB person (GND) ID
118887122
DFK Paris person ID
0003834992
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118887122
Dictionary of Art Historians ID
barra
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Alfred-H-Barr-Jr
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
alfred-barr
FAST ID
1801970
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118887122
Freebase ID
/m/0fxw53
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Alfred_Hamilton_Barr
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1862962
Grove Art Online ID
T006476
Harper's tag
alfred-barr, alfred-hamilton-barr
IdRef ID
030751195
J9U entity ID
987007258256405171
KBR person ID
14108359
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118887122
Libraries Australia ID
35014239
Libris-URI
gdsvxhp041h6tpj
Met Constituent ID
151821
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
9168
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01794894
NDL Authority ID
00519812
NL CR AUT ID
jo2002139638
NLA Trove people ID
449110
NLAI ID
1510430
NLB authority ID (Belarus)
NLB-ar14753784
NLP ID
a0000003161312
NUKAT ID
n96209097
National Library of Brazil ID
000301809
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000015749
National Library of Latvia ID
000208350
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*79234;=BL
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810636828705606
National Library of Portugal ID
548145
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX854629
National Virtual Library of India ID
760k (435k–760k, n=4)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072209690
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3874557
Open Library ID
OL1125578A
OpenMLOL author ID
210250
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110810104426420
RERO ID (legacy)
A013881861
RKDartists ID
244893
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
42906
SELIBR ID
230130
SHARE Catalogue author ID
216461
SNAC ARK ID
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Tabakalera ID
48056
The Modern Art Index Project ID
barr
Treccani ID
alfred-hamilton-jr-barr
Union List of Artist Names ID
500241556
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058522014606706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1215535
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10119272
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/11096
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJq6W8J9ppvBQqJPr44cyd
Yale LUX ID
person/2a34e2e1-661d-48ce-9efd-7eea6756058f

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
historian, curator, art critic, university teacher, art historian
Field of work 3
art history, history of art, modern art
Educated at 2
Harvard University, Princeton University
Employer 2
Museum of Modern Art, Wellesley College
← Significant person 2
John Rewald, Curt Valentin
Award received 1
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Alfred
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Owned entities 1
The Sleeping Gypsy
Place of birth 1
Detroit
Place of death 1
Salisbury
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant person 1
Curt Valentin
Student of 1
Paul Joseph Sachs
Teachers 1
Paul Joseph Sachs
← Director / manager 1
Museum of Modern Art
← FactGrid item ID 1
Dolynivka
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Summary

Alfred H. Barr was born on January 28, 1902[1], in Detroit[2]. He died on August 15, 1981[3], in Salisbury[4]. He worked as an art historian[5], historian[6], university teacher[7], curator[8], and art critic[9].

FAQs

Where was Alfred H. Barr born?

Alfred H. Barr's place of birth was Detroit[2].

Where did Alfred H. Barr die?

Alfred H. Barr passed away in Salisbury[4].

Who was Alfred H. Barr married to?

Alfred H. Barr's spouses include Margaret Scolari Barr[10].

What did Alfred H. Barr do for work?

Alfred H. Barr worked as an art historian[5], historian[6], university teacher[7], curator[8], and art critic[9].

Where did Alfred H. Barr go to school?

Alfred H. Barr was educated at Harvard University[19], Princeton University[20], and Boys' Latin School of Maryland[21].

What awards did Alfred H. Barr receive?

Honors received include Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[23] and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[24].

Related Entities

art history Museum of Modern Art United States Wellesley College

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . moma.org. moma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . moma.org. moma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Dictionary of Art Historians. Retrieved . moma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Dictionary of Art Historians. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . WorldCat. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . MoMA’s Problematic Provenances. lootedart.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Gamaliel · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Occupation: art historian, DOAH ID (details)"
  2. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NLB authority ID (Belarus) → NLB-ar14753784
    "Created claim: NLB authority ID (Belarus): NLB-ar14753784, batch #289738"
  3. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → American art historian and museum director (1902–1981)
    Harper's tag → alfred-barr, alfred-hamilton-barr
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: alfred-barr, Matched to alfred barr (#289912708) in Harper's tag"
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