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Distinguished Citizen 1981

Raymond Gramville Barger (1906 – 2001) Brunswick Distinguished Citizen 1981

Brunswick: 100 Years of Memories (1990) Barger, Raymond Granville (1906- ) Honored 1981 Many Brunswick visitors to the New York World’s Fair in 1939 were proud to see the largest sculptured piece commissioned for the Fair, the 64foot high “Goddess of Perfection,” created by a native son for the H. J. Heinz Pavilion. Other Raymond Granville Barger creations are on view at Cornell University; Metropolitan Insurance Co., Parkchester, N.Y.; and Vermont’s State Building at Montpelier. A scholarship athlete, Raymond worked his way through a BA Degree from Carnegie Mellon, followed by a graduate fellowship to Yale, and a year’s study in Europe. Twice he held the Prix de Rome award. The subject of many news articles, he was also featured by CBS in a film, “Bucks County, U.S.A.1978.” Mr. Barger brought some of his sculptures to several Brunswick-Potomac Foundation early annual festivals. His sculpture “Wheel” is displayed at the Brunswick Train Station.

From Ancestry: Spouse: Edith Barnes Father: Joseph Columbus Barger Mother: Lenna Bell Earles Children: Illia Lili Birth: 27 Aug 1906 Brunswick, Virginia, USA Death: 16 Feb 2001 California, USA Residence: 1935 Petersville, Frederick, Maryland, USA