Patty Barr
"A Tale Never Told"

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Showing November 22 – December 12, 2025

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A note from the artist:

“Back in 1980, my three cats, Isabel, Mort, and Chester, appeared to me in a dream along with another dream of “the Jake and Pete story.” I blended these two dreams together to create “Tale Never Told,” a 9-minute animated video.

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"In the middle of the night, inspired by these dreams, I wrote them down. Through gathering photos of these three cats in their environment, creating paper puppets, and writing a detailed script, I made a plan for the 16mm animation. Coming last were the finer details. The voice over includes a background of Wanda Landowska playing a Haydn concerto. On a whim, I sent the completed video in to a Hollywood film contest – and was pleasantly surprised to receive an “honorable mention” for my first video.

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"Life put creation on the back burner. After all these years, I’m very pleased to share this work with you at the Art & Lit gallery.”

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You can watch Patty’s Tale Never Told video at this link: https://vimeo.com/47101049?share=copy