Dennis Barrie

Dennis Barrie (born 1947) is a museum director responsible for the curation of American pop-culture. He was the Director of the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center from 1983-1992. In 1990 Barrie and the gallery were indicted on pornography charges stemming from an exhibit of photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe entitled The Perfect Moment.[1] At trial, a Cincinnati jury acquitted Barrie and the Center. The controversy was later chronicled in a TV movie titled "Dirty Pictures".

Barrie went on to become a co-creator of Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where he served as an executive director from 1993-1998.[2]

From 1998 to 2005 Barrie served as president of the Malrite Company where he oversaw the opening of the International Spy Museum, in Washington DC.

References

  1. "Mapplethorpe battle changed art world". Enquirer.com. 2000-05-21. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  2. Tom NugentPhotos by Gary Yasaki. "Oberlin Alumni Magazine - Fall 2003". Oberlin.edu. Retrieved 2013-06-09.


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