James_Barnhill_(artist)

James Barnhill (artist)

James Barnhill (artist)

American artist (born 1955)


James Barnhill, (born 1955) is an American artist and sculptor, best known for his commissioned statues and public monuments. He currently lives and works in Greensboro, North Carolina,[1] and is an art professor at the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. His sculpture work spans more than three decades.[2]

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Major works

Barnhill's website includes many images of his public works. The most notable include:

  • General Greene (2007) Greensboro, NC[3]
  • February One (also referred to as the A&T Four Monument or the Greensboro Four Monument) (2002) Greensboro, NC[4]
  • The Angel of Montoursville (also referred to as the Montoursville Angel or the TWA Crash Memorial) (1999) Montoursville, PA[5]:5[6]
  • The Story (1999) Hickory, NC[7]
  • Civitas (1997) Mountain Brook, AL[8]
  • Bust of Booker T. Washington (1996) near Hardy, VA[5]:4 at the Booker T. Washington National Monument
  • Little Sipper (1994) Asheville, NC[5]:5

References

  1. Rainwater, Erin McClanahan "Meet an Artist: James Barnhill, Sculptor and Artist of Greensboro", Greensboro News & Record, November 17, 2011
  2. Rowland, Nettie Collins "Artist gives Life through Sculpture" A&T Today, Fall 2000, Volume 3, Issue 1, p. 4–5. Retrieved from https://www.yumpu.com/
  3. Associated Press "Flight Crash Memorial", Beaver County Times, May 2, 1999, p. A5. Retrieved from https://news.google.com/newspapers/
  4. Markham, Madoline "Civitas and Strength" Village Living, October 27, 2015

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