Anthony Raine Barker
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Anthony Raine Barker (1880 – 1963) was a British artist.
Barker was born in Harrow on the Hill, the son of Henry Raine Barker
and his wife Caroline Haynes. His brother was England-international footballer Richard Raine Barker
.
He attended Framlingham College
, Suffolk. He initially trained as an architect, winning, in 1909, the RIBA Soane Medallion for design and, in 1910, the RIBA Certificate of Honourable mention.
A.R. Barker became a painter in the traditional school of English watercolour as well as an engraver, lithographer and etcher. He exhibited over many years at the Royal Academy
and examples of his work are owned by the Victoria and Albert Museum
, the British Museum
and the Walker Art Gallery
in Liverpool. In the 1920s he was a leading member of the Senefelder Club
.
He published two children’s books illustrated with his own wood-cuts, The Fairyland Express (1925) and Hidden Gold (1926).
He restored, largely by his own hand, a 15th century Yeoman
’s Hall House at Benenden
in Kent.
Barker was buried at St George Churchyard, Benenden, Kent.
Barker married Martha Lydia Patricia Russell, daughter of Thomas Russell, a photographer in Chichester, in 1916. Their son Felix Barker
was a drama critic.
Barker was born in Harrow on the Hill, the son of Henry Raine Barker
Henry Raine Barker
Henry Raine Barker was an English lawyer, banker and rower who won three events at Henley Royal Regatta in the same year in 1852...
and his wife Caroline Haynes. His brother was England-international footballer Richard Raine Barker
Richard Raine Barker
Richard Raine Barker was an English football player who played for England in 1895.Barker was born in Kensington, the son of Henry Raine Barker and his wife Caroline Haynes. His borther was the artist Anthony Raine Barker...
.
He attended Framlingham College
Framlingham College
Framlingham College is an independent, coeducational boarding and day school in the town of Framlingham, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. Together with its preparatory school, Brandeston Hall and Little Bears Nursery it serves pupils from 2 1/2 to eighteen years of age.-History of Framlingham...
, Suffolk. He initially trained as an architect, winning, in 1909, the RIBA Soane Medallion for design and, in 1910, the RIBA Certificate of Honourable mention.
A.R. Barker became a painter in the traditional school of English watercolour as well as an engraver, lithographer and etcher. He exhibited over many years at the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
and examples of his work are owned by the Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
, the British Museum
British Museum
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
and the Walker Art Gallery
Walker Art Gallery
The Walker Art Gallery is an art gallery in Liverpool, which houses one of the largest art collections in England, outside of London. It is part of the National Museums Liverpool group, and is promoted as "the National Gallery of the North" because it is not a local or regional gallery but is part...
in Liverpool. In the 1920s he was a leading member of the Senefelder Club
Senefelder Club
The Senefelder Club is an organisation formed in London in 1909 to promote the craft of art reproduction by the process of lithography.The club was named in honour of Aloys Senefelder, who in 1798 invented the lithographic process....
.
He published two children’s books illustrated with his own wood-cuts, The Fairyland Express (1925) and Hidden Gold (1926).
He restored, largely by his own hand, a 15th century Yeoman
Yeoman
Yeoman refers chiefly to a free man owning his own farm, especially from the Elizabethan era to the 17th century. Work requiring a great deal of effort or labor, such as would be done by a yeoman farmer, came to be described as "yeoman's work"...
’s Hall House at Benenden
Benenden
Benenden is a village and civil parish in the Tunbridge Wells District of Kent, England. The parish is located on the Weald six miles to the west of Tenterden...
in Kent.
Barker was buried at St George Churchyard, Benenden, Kent.
Barker married Martha Lydia Patricia Russell, daughter of Thomas Russell, a photographer in Chichester, in 1916. Their son Felix Barker
Felix Barker
Richard Felix Raine Barker was a British drama critic and historian. He is known for having been the youngest dramatic critic on Fleet Street.- Biography :...
was a drama critic.