#Rhoda Barbara Tribe

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Bouquet with Red Carnations, 1976 Rhoda Barbara Tribe (1913-2000, Australian-English)

Sculptor, painter, printmaker, Barbara studied at the Sydney Technical College from 1928 to 1933. In 1935 she was awarded a travelling scholarship which allowed her to travel to England, where she lived and worked for the rest of her life. Barbara's work was heavily influenced by her travel experiences. Between 1931 and 1934 sheoften exhibited with the Society of Artists before holding her first solo show in 1934. Also in the 1940s, she began exhibiting at the Royal Academy of Arts and the Royal Society of British Sculptors. During the Second World War, Barbara worked for the Inspectorate of Ancient Monuments, recording vulnerable historic buildings. She took up a part time teaching post at the Penzance School of Art after the war, and continued to teach there for over 40 years, retiring in 1988. She was a member of Newlyn Society of Artists and St Ives Society of Artists. https://www.artnet.com/artists/barbara-tribe/