Patrick Villiers Farrow (November 27, 1942 – June 15, 2009) was an American sculptor and a peace and

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Early life

Farrow was the son of actress

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and writer-director-producer John Villiers Farrow. He had one older brother, Michael, and five younger siblings, including actresses Mia and

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, John,

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, and Stephanie. He grew up in

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and went abroad to Spain and England. His early jobs included acting in Hollywood in both TV and movies, serving as a Merchant Marine in the Pacific and working as an artist for WPAT radio station in New York City. He moved to

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in 1964. In 1966, he married Susan Hartwell Erb.

Career

A self-taught artist, Farrow had his first solo art show in 1967 at a

gallery. In 1990 he was elected a Fellow in the National Sculpture Society in New York City. In 1993, he bought an historic church in Castleton, Vermont, turning it into a home, studio and gallery. His public sculpture

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is located on the

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campus center green. In 1984, Farrow raised $20,000 to pay for the installation of another, "The Leash," in nearby

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Death

On June 15, 2009, Farrow was found in his home, dead from a gunshot wound. The cause of death was determined to be suicide.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Farrow, Patrick Villiers 1942 births 2009 suicides American environmentalists 20th-century American sculptors 20th-century American male artists American male sculptors Artists from Los Angeles Suicides by firearm in Vermont Activists from Los Angeles American people of Australian descent American people of Irish descent Sculptors who committed suicide