Edwin Atlee Barber
Edwin Atlee Barber (August 13, 1851 – December 12, 1916) was an American archaeologist and author.
Biography
Edwin Atlee Barber was born in
Hayden Survey. He developed an interest in decorated pottery and rapidly became an authority in Pueblo ceramic art. He contributed several articles to the American Naturalist about his work with the Hayden Survey. He returned to Lafayette College and graduated in 1877. In 1881, Barber was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society.[1]
Edwin received a graduate degree from Lafayette College in 1893 and began working as curator of ceramics at the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art becoming the director in 1907.
Marriage and children
On February 5, 1880 he married Nellie Louise Parker and in 1883 she gave birth to their only child Louise Atlee Barber.
Published works
- Language and Utensils of the Modern Utes. 1876
- The Ancient Pottery of Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. 1876
- Bead Ornaments Employed by the Ancient Tribes of Utah and Arizona. 1876
- Comparative Vocabulary of Utah Dialects. 1877
- Moqui Food-Preparations. 1878
- The Ancient Pueblos; or, The Ruins of the Valley of the Rio San Juan. 1878
- The Pottery and Porcelain of the United States 1893
- Tulip Ware of the Pennsylvania-German Potters An Historical Sketch of the Art of Slip-Decoration in the United States. 1903
- Marks of American Potters. 1904
- Tin Enamelled Pottery. 1907
- The Maiolica of Mexico.1908
See also
- List of Directors of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
References
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- Hough, Walter. "Barber, Edwin Atlee." Dictionary of American Biography. Vol. 1, Charles Scribner's Sons. 1928.
- Men and Women of America; A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries. (p. 90) New York City: L.R. Hamersly & Company, 1910. googlebooks Retrieved January 10, 2009
External links
Media related to Edwin Atlee Barber at Wikimedia Commons- Works by or about Edwin Atlee Barber at Internet Archive
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