Barbara Kassab-Every was a Dutch painter born on the Caribbean island of Saba who lived in St. Kitts.
Barbara Kassab-Every | |
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Born | 1945 |
Died | 2016![]() |
Nationality | ![]() |
Known for | oil paintings |
Barbara Kassab was born in 1945 on the island of Saba in the Netherlands Antilles.[1] Beginning at a young age, Kassab started painting landscapes of her home of Saba, including portrayals of the hills and iconic winding roads of the island. One of these pictures depicting an s-shaped road was presented to the Queen of the Netherlands on one of her visits to the Netherlands Antilles.[2]
Kassab had one brother, Floyd Every. After moving to St. Kitts, she married Bichara Kassab and had two children: Brian and Sandra.[2] She had an art studio in her home in the Fortlands.[3]
Barbara Kassab's works have been exhibited in Canada, Guyana, Barbados, St. Kitts, Curaçao,[4] and other Caribbean islands. Her paintings include:[2]
In 2009, one of Kassab's acrylic landscape paintings was given as a gift to a member of the United States of America's Federal Reserve Board.[5]