Francis Sinclair Barbarin was born in 1833 at Newport, RI. He was the son of Francis N. Barbarin (former Lieut. U.S. Army in 1827). He was the curator of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Serving aa the second curator (director) Dr. Barbarin began his career at the Corcoran in 1874 as the assistant curator under William MacLeod and became the curator when the latter retired in 1889. Dr. Barbarin studied dentistry and had a dental practice in Washington from around 1853 to 1862, when he followed his father into civil service as a government clerk. Barbarin worked in various offices until 1873 when he took the position as assistant curator at the Corcoran. Although Barbarin had no formal art training, he was the son-in-law of one of the Corcoran's original Trustees, Anthony Hyde. Barbarin was married to Hyde's daughter Rebecca Middleton Hyde until her death in January 9, 1862. His most important contribution to the Corcoran Gallery was the supervision and coordination of the construction of the Ernest Flagg building in which the current museum is housed.
Francis Sinclair Barbarin was born in 1833 at Newport, RI. He was the son of Francis N. Barbarin (former Lieut. U.S. Army in 1827). He was the curator of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Serving aa the second curator (director) Dr. Barbarin began his career at the Corcoran in 1874 as the assistant curator under William MacLeod and became the curator when the latter retired in 1889. Dr. Barbarin studied dentistry and had a dental practice in Washington from around 1853 to 1862, when he followed his father into civil service as a government clerk. Barbarin worked in various offices until 1873 when he took the position as assistant curator at the Corcoran. Although Barbarin had no formal art training, he was the son-in-law of one of the Corcoran's original Trustees, Anthony Hyde. Barbarin was married to Hyde's daughter Rebecca Middleton Hyde until her death in January 9, 1862. His most important contribution to the Corcoran Gallery was the supervision and coordination of the construction of the Ernest Flagg building in which the current museum is housed.
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