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Girl Putting Flower in her Hair 1965 Bronze
Girl Putting Flower in her Hair clearly shows the influence of ia-maica, where it was created it is on loan from Mr. Louis Franklin.
Torso 1939 ca. Bronze
This torso shows the amazing detail Barthe put into his sculptures and reflects the discipline of the anatomy classes he took at the Art institute of chicago. The Torso is on loan from Mr. Louis Franklin.
Booker T. Washington 1946 Plaster
This sculpture, on loan from the fackson-Geotge Regional Library System, is currently located at their headquarters in Pascagoula. It was found by accident in an old shed and given to the library by Mr. Charles Buntyn.
ihe A wakening ofAfrica 1965 Bronze
One of two pieces on loan from the University of Southern Mississippi's permanent collection. The piece epitomizes Barthe's statement-*All my life / have been interested in trying to capture the spiritual quality / see in people, and / feel that the human figure as God made it is the best means of expressing this spirit in man."
(contemporary Black Biography. (1997). vol. 15:21-24. Quoted from Adams, Russell L (1984). Great Negroes Past and Present Afro-Am Publishing Company.)
The Negro Looks Ahead 1944 Bronze
The Negro Looks Ahead is also from the collection of the university of Southern Mississippi. The power of the piece is overwhelming and fully justifies the comment by Samella Lewis, noted art historian:
'His sculptures of African Americans have been . . . symbols of dignity and strength.'
(Lewis, Samella. 1990. African American Art and Artists. Berkley, California, Los Angeles, California. University of California Press)