Roderic Barrett was a British artist born in Colchester, England, known for his paintings and engravings.
14 Facts About Roderic Barrett
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Roderic Barrett began his artistic studies at the Central School of Art and Design in London at age 15.
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Roderic Barrett studied there for five years, specializing in wood engraving under John Farleigh, while William Roberts and Bernard Meninsky helped with his tuition.
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Over time, Barrett moved from engravings to oil paintings, which would become his primary medium later in life.
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In 1947, Roderic Barrett began teaching part-time at the Central School in London.
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Roderic Barrett had a long association with the Colchester Art Society.
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Roderic Barrett was a founding member in 1946 alongside Henry Collins, Lett Haines, John Nash, and Cedric Morris, whom he succeeded as President in 1982 and which position Barrett held until 2000.
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From 1939 to 1940, Roderic Barrett exhibited in London with the Society of Wood Engravers.
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Roderic Barrett began to teach part-time in the Academy Schools.
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Since showing at the Beaux Arts gallery, London, in 1954, Roderic Barrett exhibited regularly, culminating in a show at the European Parliament gallery, Strasbourg, with important retrospective exhibitions at the Barbican Centre and The Minories, Colchester, and the Bradford Museum.
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Roderic Barrett had strong moral views, and he valued work and honesty.
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Roderic Barrett's father was a Congregationalist, then a Quaker, a propagandist for the Labour Party, and pacifist, who was imprisoned as a conscientious objector during the First World War.
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When Roderic Barrett was ten, his mother died, contributing to his later melancholic disposition.
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When Roderic Barrett switched from engravings to oils, he retained the mastery and precision of drawing associated with the former.