Fred Farr (1914-1973) was an art teacher and sculptor known for his bronzes of mythological figures. Drawing largely on Oriental and prehistoric precedents, Farr evolved an art that combined the freedom of the first generation of the New York School with timeless archaic art.
Paul Rosenberg & Co. exhibited his bronzes of horses in four showings between 1957 and 1972. Previously, he had exhibited at the Bertha Schaefer Gallery and had executed murals for the Social Security Building in Washington and other public buildings,
His work was seen in a three man show in 1972 at Artists’ House in SoHo, and the Dayton (Ohio) Art Institute also exhibited his drawings and gold jewelry in 1972.
He grew up in Oregon City, Oregon where his father had butcher shop, and studied art at the Portland Art Museum, the Art Students League and at the University of Oregon. He also read widely to make himself an expert on the arts of ancient cultures, particularly the Chinese.
In the nineteen‐forties, Mr. Farr held pottery classes on Hudson Street in New York. Over the years he had taught at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, the Museum of Modern Art, Hunter College, the University of Oregon and the Dayton Art Institute.
