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Moved to New York city with his British father and Romanian mother around 1908. Entered the National Academy of Art at fifteen. Then at the Ferrer Center School studied with Ash Can pioneers Robert Henri and William Gropper. Also encouraged by Jules Pascin. Contributing art editor for the publication The Masses. Avoided WWI draft and illustrated The Masses' heir-apparent publication, The Liberator. In 1922, Barber left for Paris, France. While Pascin further influenced Barber's drawing style, André Lhote's cubism made its mark. In the fall of 1923, six of the seven works Barber submitted to the Salon d'Automne were accepted. Barber made further trips to Europe and North Africa. The majestic geometry of Piero della Francesca entered as yet another influence. He discovered Lisbon in 1928 which became a source of heavy artistic inspiration. The Paris Galerie Zak organized a one-man show for Barber in October 1929. Another one-man show came in 1935 at the Ehrich-Newhouse Gallery in New York. By October of that year he was back in Portugal but he returned to New York in April 1936.
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