robbie-barber-nc-folk-art-pedal-car
Lot 149
Robbie Barber (NC), Folk Art Pedal Car
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Painted wood and metal in the form of a mobile home; chain pedal driven and functional.

33 x 98 x 32 in.

Personal Collection of Mr. Joseph D. Rowand, Hillsborough, North Carolina, founder of Somerhill Gallery

Born in Williamston, NC, Robbie Barber currently serves on the art faculty at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Artist statement: "As a result of my travels throughout North Carolina and rural America, I have become fascinated with the strong visual character of this country's vernacular architecture. For me, vintage lap-board houses, mobile homes, tobacco barns and other agrarian-related structures have become regional icons and tell the stories of the people who have either built or inhabited them. This implied history interests me deeply."

$100 - 10,000