John M. Barber

annapolis marine art gallery

1978 - 2010

JOHN M. BARBER

   Nationally known maritime artist John Barber, FASMA, has for many years dedicated his work to documenting the endangered and vanishing aspects of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic coast. Mr. Barber received a fellowship from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to pursue his education at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1969. During that time, he became attuned to the plight of the Chesapeake Bay and has devoted much of his career to painting the sublime beauty of this most valuable and threatened estuary. Each year, Mr. Barber spends considerable time in the field, observing and becoming a part of his subject. He spends many days actually working on the decks of skipjacks, buy-boats and crab skiffs in order to develop a more intimate knowledge of the subjects which he brings to life with pencil and brush.

Mr. Barber is a Charter and Fellow Member of the American Society of Marine Artists, a non-profit organization dedicated to the recognition and support of fine marine art and history in the United States. Through donations of his artwork and copyrights, nearly a half-million dollars has been raised to support the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, The Nature Conservancy and other non-profit conservation groups.

   His efforts were recognized in 1984 when he received the Chesapeake Appreciation Days Award. The Izaak Walton League also honored the artist by presenting him with the 1985 Chesapeake Bay Conservation Award. In 1986, he had the honor of presenting one of his paintings, "Chesapeake Bay Skipjacks" to President Reagan.

   Long one of the most successful self-published artists in America, in 2004 Mr. Barber retired from his retail and wholesale print businesses. The Annapolis Marine Art Gallery acquired the business and established John Barber Editions, which will carry on the Barber print legacy through the sale of the existing print inventory and the publishing of new limited-edition prints.

   Through his art, Mr. Barber hopes to capture the beauty of this region's fast-disappearing maritime treasure, in order to record these special moments for his children and for generations to come.

   The artist still paints full time from his Richmond studio and is the primary source for his original art.

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The John M. Barber Print Portfolio

We Stock John Barber's Entire Print Collection

BAY COUNTRY MILL (Black & White) 6 1/2 by 12 1/2 $35

CHESAPEAKE COUNTRY - Sundown over Lancaster County VA
9 by 14 Signed/Numbered $75 / Remarqued Artist Proof $200
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Crabbin
CRABBIN' - Dip Netting for Crabs on the Chesapeake Bay
12 by 22 Signed/Numbered $100 / Remarqued Artist Proof Sold Out
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CRAB POTTING - Harvesting Blue Crabs on the Chesapeake
12" x 22" Signed/Numbered $100 / Remarqued Artist Proof / SoldOut

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Days End
DAY'S END ON DAVIS CREEK - Off Mobjack Bay, VA
12 by 24 Signed/Numbered $120 / Remarqued Artist Proof $325
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DEAL ISLAND MORNING - Wenona Harbor, Deal Island MD
7 by 14 Signed/Numbered $75 / Remarqued Artist Proof $200
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ENCOUNTER AT SMITH POINT - Potomac River, ca. 1935
13 by 23 Signed/Numbered $110 / Remarqued Artist Proof $270
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Evening
EVENING SAIL - Carter's Creek, Irvington, Virginia
14 by 23 Signed/Numbered $110 / Remarqued Artist Proof $270
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Foggy Run

FOGGY RUN - Skipjack rounding Hooper Island Lighthouse
12 by 22 Signed/Numbered $130 / Remarqued Artist Proof $300
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FIRST LIGHT

Skipjack Ralph T. Webster, built in 1905, in the distance next to Thomas Point Lighthouse.
13 3/4 x 26 Signed/Numbered $95 Remarqued Artist Proof $260
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HARBOR BREEZES - St. Michaels Harbor, Maryland
13 by 23 Signed/Numbered $110 - Remarqued Artist Proof $270
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HEADING OUT - Schooner 'Imagine' at Annapolis, Maryland
13 by 23 Signed/Numbered $120 - Remarqued Artist Proof S/O
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Heading Out
HOMEWARD BOUND- The catboat Selina II & the harbor town of St. Michael's, Maryland
12 by 22 Signed/Numbered $110 - Remarqued Artist Proof $295
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Island Memories
ISLAND MEMORIES - Tangier Island, Virginia
12 by 22 Signed/Numbered $95 - Remarqued Artist Proof $260
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Journeys End
"JOURNEY'S END"
The Adventurer under sail on the Rappahannock River - Off Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. Available in four formats, 2 on paper and 2 as canvas giclee prints.

Size 13 x 25                         Standard s/n Print on Paper $110
                                   Remarqued Artist Proof on Paper $270
Size of Giclee 15 x 28         Giclee Print on Canvas, Classic $515
                                     Giclee on Canvas, Embellished, $825

Morning Arrival in Balt
MORNING ARRIVAL AT BALTIMORE - Inner Harbor, 1897
18 by 29 Signed/Numbered $195 - Remarqued Artist Proof $485
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Morning
MORNING ON THE POTOMAC - Alexandria VA, ca. 1890
12 by 19 Signed/Numbered $100 - Remarqued Artist Proof $270
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OFF WINDMILL POINT - Rappahannock River, VA, ca. 1900
15 by 26 Signed/Numbered $120 - Remarqued Artist Proof $325
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OLD NORFOLK EVENING - Market Square ca. 1887
18 by 29 Signed/Numbered $195 - Remarqued Artist Proof $485
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PEACEFUL HARBOR - Jackson Creek, Deltaville, Virginia
11 by 18 Signed/Numbered $100 - Remarqued Artist Proof $270
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RACING FOR THE OYSTERS (Black & White) $90
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Red Sky
RED SKY AT NIGHT - Yawl off New Point Comfort Lighthouse
13 by 25 Signed/Numbered$110 - Remarqued Artist Proof S/O
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Introducing: John M. Barber's Newest Limited Edition Print

for 2008 -2009

Chesapeake Bound
Image size 14 " x 26" Signed and Numbered Prints (Edition Size: 950).................$115

Printed with the highest quality materials, Remarqued Artist Proof (Edition Size 75)........................$295

"Chesapeake Bound"

Making Sail Aboard the Schooner Man A Way - Urbanna, Virginia
Circa 1930

During the early twentieth century the picturesque, waterfront town of Urbanna, Virginia bustled with vessels of many kinds such as the schooner Man A Way seen here making sail, bound for other ports on the Chesapeake Bay in the transport of produce and goods. Also, steamboats such as the Potomac, seen on the left pulling away from the Urbanna Steamboat Wharf with their whistles blaring and stacks belching smoke… their upper deck filled with excited passengers journeying to another town along the Chesapeake with livestock and freight of all sizes and shapes on the main deck below.

In addition to the subjects enumerated above, we see the old pickle factory just aft the main boom of Man A Way. Between her fore and jibsail can be seen the Burton House on the hill which boarded visitors and still stands on Watling Street. Directly behind the schooner’s jib, with its smokestack, is the ice plant.To the right is J.W.Hurley’s oyster house with the buyboat Muriel Eileen

These are the halcyon days of early Urbanna which I have attempted to capture
in “Chesapeake Bound”.

------John Barber, Artist

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AND: A NEW Print on Canvas

Reaching for the Finish
Image Size 14" x 28" Signed and Numbered Prints (Edition Size....350)..................$395

"Reaching for the Finish"
Hampton Sloops Racing on the Lower Chesapeake

Salt spray in the air, the calls of wheeling gulls and the shouts of helmsman to crew! These are the sights and sounds of racing sail. Here we see a fleet of Hampton One Designs in tight competition- on a close reach to the finish line. To the right we see boats which are running toward the leeward mark or buoy just aft the leading boat’s boom. The Hamptons were first built in 1934 and continue to be a popular class of racing sloops on the Chesapeake Bay.

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LIMITED EDITION GICLEE PRINTS ON CANVAS FROM BARBER EDITIONS

We have two new and exciting giclees from John Barber. In both images, John captures the action and excitement of yacht racing with striking color and bold technique. These are mantle sized, 24 inches by 36 inches, and are available in two versions, standard giclee on canvas called the CLASSIC edition, and giclee on canvas, hand-enhanced by Mr. Barber, called the MASTER edition. The canvases are delivered ready for stretching and framing just like the original oil paintings.

"Downwind Run"

CLASSIC Edition, standard on canvas, $675 unframed
Giclee on Canvas, 24" x 36"
approaching

"Approaching the Mark"

MASTER Edition, artist-enhanced on canvas, $975 unframed
Giclee on Canvas, 24" x 36"

CLASSIC Edition, standard on canvas, $675 unframed
MASTER Edition, artist-enhanced on canvas, $975 unframed

"SPINNAKERS"
"Spinnakers" is available as a Giclee Reproduction on canvas from the original oil painting.
Canvas size 11 by 14 Overall Framed Size 17 by 20
Classic Edition: $415 (Edition size: 50)
Enhanced Master Edition: $600 (Edition Size: 50)

The Classic Edition is a striking replica, on canvas, of the original oil, and the Master Edition is further embellishedby John Barber with oil paint to enhance the dynamic brushwork and brilliant color. Each edition is limited to only 50, and a Certificate of Authenticity, mounted on the back, is signed and numbered by John Barber.Call 800-410-0727 to reserve your copy.

OIL ENHANCED BARBER PRINTS

Kathryn Canvas
THE SKIPJACK 'KATHRYN' AT THOMAS POINT LIGHT
Oil-Enhanced Lithograph on Canvas, Image 23"x 36 " $1,290

One of our most popular items, this sofa-sized print on canvas conveys a classic Chesapeake scene with all the motion of wind and sail included. Each canvas is actually hand-detailed with oil paint to show the texture of an original canvas. Each canvas comes framed in your choice of wood, gold or pale-gold with a linen liner. This item is exclusive to the Annapolis Marine Art Gallery.
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Also avaliable in oil enhanced ....

Journeys End
"JOURNEY'S END"
The Adventurer under sail on the Rappahannock River - Off Chesapeake Bay, Virginia.
Size of Giclee 15 x 28 Giclee on Canvas, Embellished, $825, Framed $1100

Return of Keeper
RETURN OF THE KEEPER - Thomas Pt. Light, MD
13 by 11 Signed/Numbered $95 - Remarqued Artist Proof $260
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SKIPJACKS AT POINT NO POINT - H.M. Krentz Oystering
13 by 19   Signed/Numbered $175 - Remarqued Artist Proof $300

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STROLLING IN THE FAN - Grove Avenue, Richmond Virginia
12 by 22   Signed/Numbered $115 - Remarqued Artist Proof $275
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SUMMER BREEZES - Jackson Creek, Deltaville Virginia
13 by 31 Signed/Numbered $165 - Remarqued Artist Proof $425

Tangier
TANGIER AFTERNOON - Hauled Out on Tangier Island
7 by 13 Signed/Numbered $85 - Remarqued Artist Proof $250

Perfect

THE PERFECT CAST - Fly Fishing on the James River
2 by 22   Signed/Numbered $100 - Remarqued Artist Proof $270
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TWILIGHT FINISH - Wednesday Night Racing at the Annapolis
Yacht Club, Annapolis, Maryland. 13 x 28
Signed/Numbered $125 - Remarqued Artist Proof $300
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Winter

WINTERS EVE ON THE NORTHERN NECK
13 by 11   Signed/Numbered $95 - Remarqued Artist Proof $260
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WINTER HARBOR - Whistling Swans, Chesapeake
13 by 11  Signed/Numbered $95 - Remarqued Artist Proof $260

Winter
WINTER ON THE EASTERN SHORE - Onancock, VA
13 by 11   Signed/Numbered $95 - Remarqued Artist Proof $260

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