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May Barrie Collection

CreatorBarrie, May (1918-2014)Date1945-2017DescriptionMay Barry (1918-2014) was born in Denmark, Western Australia and educated at Duntroon in Canberra
before settling in the Illawarra in the 1950's on the property "Callemondah". May studied at the East
Sydney Technical College in the late 1930's and during the War returned home to Duntroon to assist in running the family farm. It was here she met Wim Voorinden a Dutch soldier stationed in Australia and they married in 1943. After the war Wim was repatriated to South Africa via Amsterdam. While in South Africa May had her first exhibition with Lucas Craamer however conditions in South Africa where not conducive to staying and they returned to Canberra in 1948 before moving to Callemondah in 1950. May soon joined the Society of Sculptors and Associates and participated in a number exhibitions in Sydney and submitted work to Art Prizes gaining acclaim and recognition which flowed on to commissioned work. Barrie continued to work and in 2009 won Sculpture by the Sea's top award at the age of 91. Collection NameMay Barrie CollectionUOW Archival Collection Inventories

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