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Barratt, George Watson (1884-1962) |
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 George Watson Barratt was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and started at the Chase School of Art in New York from 1903 to 1905. There, he studied with William Merritt Chase, and won first prize in an illustration class. While in New York, Barratt worked as an advertising and commercial artist. After hearing Howard Pyle lecture at the Art Students League in New York, Barratt came to Wilmington in September 1908. Barratt's first studio was at 1616 Rodney Street; he then moved to 1013 Shallcross Avenue. Barratt later returned to New York where he pursued mural painting and stage design. Barratts mural paintings are at the Burnham Library of the Art Institute of Chicago, and his Canton Street is owned by the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
During his fifty years a stage, designer, Barratt worked on over 1,000 productions. His first Broadway commission was the 1918 production of Sinbad. Barratt was the designer for all of the Winter Garden productions from 1918 to 1928, and also did the design, for Hitch Your Wagon in 1937 and The lmportant of Being Earnest in 1939. Barratt's most notable achievement was the original 1924 production of Sigmond Romberg's The Student Prince.
As, theatrical director, Barratt designed settings, laid out construction and color plans, supervised lighting, and often chose costumes. Barratt worked with J. J. Schubert and Lee Schubert, and was the director of the St. Louis Municipal Opera from 1932 to 1934 and 1941 to 1951. He also staged productions in London and Paris and designed settings for the Brussell's World's Fair. His last theater production was Brigadoon at the New York City Center.
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