Anthony Raine Barker

Anthony Raine (A.R.) Barker (4 September 1880 – 9 August 1963) was a British artist. He was educated at Framlingham College, Suffolk, and trained initially as an architect at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).[1] In 1909, he won the RIBA John Soane medallion for design,[1] and in January of the following year, he was awarded a certificate of honourable mention in the William Tite prize.[2] He later became a painter in the traditional school of English watercolour as well as an engraver, lithographer, and etcher.[3]

Barker 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.[3] In the 1920s, he was an active member of the Senefelder Club.[4] He published two children's books illustrated with his own wood-cuts, The Fairyland Express (1925) and Hidden Gold (1926).[3]

On 26 February 1916, Barker married Martha Lydia Patricia Russell, commonly known as "Patricia",[5] at St Paulinus church, Crayford, Kent.[6] She was the youngest daughter of Thomas Russell,[6] a photographer based in Chichester, West Sussex.[5] Barker died on 9 August 1963, aged 82, at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, South East London.[3] The funeral was held at the parish church of St George, Benenden, Kent, on 14 August 1963, at 12:30 pm,[7] with interment taking place in the churchyard.[8] He was survived by his wife, daughter,[1][3] and son, Felix Barker, the British journalist and drama critic.[9]

References

1. Who was Who. 1961–1970. Vol. 6 (2nd ed.). London: A & C Black. 1979. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-7136-2008-5. OCLC 1245895916. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
2. "Royal Institute of British Architects. Prizes and Studentships". The Times. No. 39183. London. 31 January 1910. p. 10. ISSN 0140-0460. Gale CS169671231.
3. "Obituary. Mr. A. R. Barker". The Times. No. 55777. London. 12 August 1963. p. 13. ISSN 0140-0460. Gale CS218588428.
4. "Anthony Raine Barker". museum.aber.ac.uk. Aberystwyth University, School of Art. 2022. 183. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
5. Simkin, David (20 September 2014). "Thomas Russell of Chichester". www.photohistory-sussex.co.uk. Paul Frecker, Steve Steere, and Rendell Williams. Brighton: Sussex PhotoHistory. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
6. "Marriages". The Times. No. 41109. London. 8 March 1916. p. 1. ISSN 0140-0460. Gale CS17106536.
7. "Deaths". The Times. No. 55778. London. 13 August 1963. p. 1. ISSN 0140-0460. Gale CS17261837.
8. Harmsworth, David (12 October 2015). "Monumental Inscriptions and Burial Records at St George's Church, Benenden, Kent (V2.2). Inscription GG22". burials.benendenchurch.org. Clive Turner, Peter White, Joan Hagens, Nick Eastwood, and Alan Simpson of the Oxfordshire Family History Society. The Parish Church of St George, Benenden. GG22. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
9. Benedick, Adam (22 July 1997). "Obituary: Felix Barker". The Independent. London. p. 11. ISSN 0951-9467. OCLC 185201487. ProQuest 312641269. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links

• Anthony Raine Barker (1880–1963) at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 July 2015)