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Letty

Oliver O'Connor Barrett (1908–1987)

The Minories, Victor Batte-Lay Foundation

Letty

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Connor Barrett’s most important work was sculpture, both statuary and bas-relief. Although hardwood was his main medium, he also worked in stone, bronze and terracotta. In his book 'Myself Emerging', the artist describes the development of his style from the purely figurative work of the 1930s, through the abstraction of figures during the 1950s and 1960s, reminiscent of Gauguin, Klee and Henry Moore, to his final return to realistic portraiture. This bust of Letty belongs to this latter phase, one of a series of similar busts including a self portrait. The face here has an expression which is strong, vigorous and very distinctive. Letty was a friend of Connor Barrett and his first wife, Joan, during the 1930s.

The Minories, Victor Batte-Lay Foundation

Colchester

Title

Letty

Date

1976

Medium

terracotta

Measurements

H 37 x W 23 x D 26 cm

Accession number

VBLF2018.001.S30

Work type

Bust

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The Minories, Victor Batte-Lay Foundation

The Minories 74 High St, Colchester, Essex CO1 1UG England

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Oliver O'Connor Barrett

1908–1987

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