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Iris Barry

American art historian and film preservationist (1895-1969)
Person Human Q11282460

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[27]
Date of birth
1895, March 28, 1895[10]
Date of death
December 22, 1969
Place of birth
Washwood Heath
Place of death
Marseille
Country of citizenship
United States, United Kingdom[12][13]
Occupation
historian, art historian, journalist, curator, preservationist, writer, critic, librarian, film critic, translator[14][15][16][17][18]
Employer
Museum of Modern Art[25]
Field of work
film criticism, history of film, curating, translation, translation from French[19][20][21][22][23]
Position held
FIAF president[24]
Award received
Knight of the Legion of Honour[26]
Work location
England, New York City[30][31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[34]
Described by source
American Women Historians, 1700s-1990s: A Biographical Dictionary, Dictionary of Women Worldwide[32][33]
Family name
Barry[28]
Given name
Iris[29]
Place of burial
Fayence[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Iris Barry ar إريس باري cs Iris Sylvia Crump fa اریس باری ja アイリス・バリー zh 伊里斯·貝瑞
🔖 Identifiers · 45
ISNI
000000011472821X
VIAF cluster ID
54242106
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83329589
GND ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
12424764
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/79849
Artist-info curator ID
309949
BIBSYS ID
2072659
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
124459568
British Museum person or institution ID
141268
CLARA-ID
443
CONOR.SI ID
111090019
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11273803
CiNii Research ID
1140563741820594432
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
barry_iris
FAST ID
1723182
FemBio ID
2099
Freebase ID
/m/03h4ghp
ISFDB author ID
125283
IdRef ID
033609314
J9U entity ID
987007276962505171
Kallías ID
PE00618794
Libraries Australia ID
35014500
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA14077116
NL CR AUT ID
xx0163928
NLA Trove people ID
790444
NSK (VIAF) ID
000648414
NSK ID
981005694511709366
NUKAT ID
n2007092012
National Library of Chile ID
000039699
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000900580
National Library of Latvia ID
000242631
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9813138705805606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072286792
OpenMLOL author ID
211703
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
90000380730
Project Gutenberg author ID
50878
RERO ID (legacy)
A014268399
SHARE Catalogue author ID
222403
SNAC ARK ID
w6ms4bpz
UK National Archives ID
F32045
Wellcome Collection concept ID
eqwa76gy
Women Film Pioneers ID
iris-barry
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdRxgGPxfD949j4FGBByd
Yale LUX ID
person/e94da14d-3425-4a54-bd0d-781b728bc2c7

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 9
writer, journalist, historian, librarian, translator, critic, curator, art historian +1 more
Field of work 4
translation, history of film, film criticism, curating
Country of citizenship 2
United States, United Kingdom
Work location 2
England, New York City
Award received 1
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Employer 1
Museum of Modern Art
Given name 1
Iris
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of death 1
Marseille
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Iris Barry was born in 1895[1] in Washwood Heath[2]. She died on December 22, 1969[3], in Marseille[4]. She worked as a historian[5], art historian[6], journalist[7], curator[8], and preservationist[9].

FAQs

Where was Iris Barry born?

Iris Barry's place of birth was Washwood Heath[2].

Where did Iris Barry die?

Iris Barry passed away in Marseille[4].

What did Iris Barry do for work?

Iris Barry worked as a historian[5], art historian[6], journalist[7], curator[8], and preservationist[9].

What awards did Iris Barry receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[26].

Related Entities

curating England Museum of Modern Art New York City United Kingdom United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . American Women Historians, 1700s-1990s: A Biographical Dictionary. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . American Women Historians, 1700s-1990s: A Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . American Women Historians, 1700s-1990s: A Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu. Retrieved . wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu. Retrieved . wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [10] ↑ . wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu. Retrieved . wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . American Women Historians, 1700s-1990s: A Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · ~2026-45314-28 · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of burial → Fayence
    "Created claim: Place of burial: Fayence"
  2. 15w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Family name → Barry
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Described by source → American Women Historians, 1700s-1990s: A Biographical Dicti, Dictionary of Women Worldwide
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